The Real Wild West: A History of The American Frontier

The Real Wild West: A History of The American Frontier | Documentary

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Every country has a past that seems to be embraced within their contemporary character projected on both themselves and to the wider world. For the Nordic nations of Sweden and Norway, it's their Viking ancestry. For Japan, it's their feudal period with tales of the Samurai. For England, it's their history of Kings and Queens with Knights clad in armour while for the United States it is their tales of the Wild West.
We all have an idea of what the Wild West was like with visions of gunfights in the streets between heroes and villains, cattle trains thundering across open plains, bandits leaping on trains to rob its passengers, and enduring animosity between the white settlers and the native peoples. All of it has been ingrained in the public consciousness after decades of movies, books and legends of the old West portraying it as such but like all tall tales told throughout history, we have to question how much truth there is in the popular perception of this fascinating and crucial period of American history.
In this documentary, we are going to examine the true history of the old West and study how its influence has helped define the culture of the modern American nation. This is the story of the Real Wild West.
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@tombombadilofficial

As a non-American kid, I used to view the Wild West through rose-colored glasses, seeing only the romanticized ideals of Cowboys and Indians. The videogame, Red Dead Redemption 1 (and 2) made me fall in love passionately with the Wild West’s History. Good and Bad, I find delight in learning it’s history passionately. Thank God for KZfaqrs like this who take the time to create such informative yet highly entertaining videos. If ever I get to visit the US, I wish to travel the lands west of Mississippi on a Wild West History tour on a motorbike roadtrip.

@skyvolt2566 Жыл бұрын

The wild west is my absolute favorite era in history closely followed by the medieval era. I play Red Dead Redemption 2 almost everyday bc of my love for that era and this was an amazing video to listen to

@kristiarto7ers

I come here because rdr2

@doberman2yk Жыл бұрын

As an English person who knew very little on this subject, I found this documentary very well made and informative and I feel like I understand the subject alot better now. Great job.

@EngPheniks Жыл бұрын

The old west is made to look glamorous, adventurous and glorious in movies, novels and comic books. But in reality, it was ruled by poverty and was horrible. Scarcity of food and water, poor sanitation, low moral values, fear of Bandits and results of poor education, administration and law and order were an everyday activity. The wild west also had many women who lost their husband, son or brother either in the American Civil war or at the hands of unruly and merciless outlaws. Gold was a highly coveted item.

@joeyree22 21 күн бұрын

Aussie living in the USA stack at home with Covid falling down rabbit holes! Thank you so much for this great documentary! I appreciate the reverence you show towards the native Americans and their plights.

@judithcampbell1705

I find this period of time fascinating, my father was born in the year of 1891. He lived to be 102 years old. And the stories he would tell me were fascinating.

@TerribleShmeltingAccident

Absolutely tragic the way humans have treated each other and continue to do so

@michaeldean9338 Жыл бұрын

Especially with documentaries about the West, ONCE I start noticing clips and excerpts from known films used to aid the narration, I'm out of there within the first 2-3 minutes. However, this presentation was well done. Perhaps, because it sort of came across as a book-report-- and that's certainly not me taking a jab at the production. I really enjoyed the presentation and would be interested in viewing more from 'Footprints'. Thank you :)

@andrewpereira9271 Жыл бұрын

Custer's Last Stand took place near the Greasy Grass River (as the Natives called it) . . . not the Grassy Grass, as the doc calls it. Better known today as the Little Bighorn River.

@bethbartlett5692 Жыл бұрын

Based on the History Books accounts, one of the most exciting successful achievements in this country's History, post European migration, is, hands down, the "Lewis and Clark Expedition".

@c0re93

Amazing video. Thank you for this!

@alrandall5264 Жыл бұрын

A very good documentary. With regard to the Sioux uprising, you said "grassy grass". I believe it should be "greasy grass". The native Americans called the Battle of the Little Big Horn the Battle of the Greasy Grass

@Inharmonics77

A much better documentary than others I've found on the subject. You finally enabled me to get a grasp on the basic outline of events that had been proving elusive in an engaging way. Thanks!

@SimplySerene48

Absolutely LOVE the documentary. We grew up on western movies building our curiosity and imagination, intriguing us into learning about the American Frontier. We love traveling to the West Coast and visiting ghost towns and places touched by the Wild West History.