American Old West

The American Old West is generally considered to be located in western North America, usually the Western United States and usually occupying the timeperiod of the late 19th century, especially from the antebellum period to the turn of the century. It has played a significant role in history and fiction. The terms Old West and Wild West refer to life beyond the settled frontier. This terminology could place the setting as far back as the American colonial period, but is usually meant to signify the latter 1800s in the "Frontier Strip" (eg. six U.S. states from North Dakota south to Texas).

See also

Gerneal

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• National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum : museum and art gallery, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, housing one of the largest collections in the world of Western, American cowboy, American rodeo, and American Indian art, artifacts, and archival materials.
• Cowboy action shooting is a competitive shooting sport which originated in the early 1980s that requires shooters to compete using firearms typical of the mid to late 19th century including single action revolvers, lever action rifles (chambered in pistol calibers) and side by side double barrel shotguns or pump action shotguns with external hammers.
• Historical reenactment : an activity in which participants recreate some aspects of a historical event or period.
• Rodeo : a traditional folk North American sport.
• Wanted poster : a poster, popular in mythic scenes of the west, put up to let the public know of a criminal whom authorities wish to apprehend.

Fiction

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• Notable figures in Westerns : figures in Western style motion pictures and/or television series, some of whom have been voted into the Hall of Great Western Performers.
• Karl May : best selling German writer of all time, noted chiefly for wild west books set in the American West.
• Winnetou : American-Indian hero of several novels written by Karl May.
• Deadlands : an alternate history western horror roleplaying game.