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After the end of the civil war, the completion of the Western railroad opened up a vast area of ​​this region to achieve solution and economic development. Caucasian settlers from the east crossed the Mississippi River and ran to the mines, farms and meadows. African American settlers also came west from the southwest and the promoters of all the black towns in the West were convinced that prosperity could be found there. Chinese railway workers further increase the diversity of the region's population

The village from the east changed the Great Plain. A large group of American bisons walking around the plain was almost wiped away and farmers used natural lawn to cultivate wheat and other cereals. The importance of the cattle industry is increasing as the railway provides a practical means for putting cattle on the market.

The loss of bison and the expansion of the white settlement have had a big impact on the life of the native American living in the western part. In the resulting conflict, the American Indians occasionally won victory, but it seems to be destined to defeat by more pioneers and the American army. By the 1880 's, most American Indians were usually limited to reservations in the West and were most undesirable for Caucasian settlers.

In the late nineteenth century the cowboy became a symbol of the West, often drawn as an attractive or heroic image in popular culture. However, the stereotype of the hero white cowboy is far from this. The first cowboy was a Spanish buffalo that introduced cattle to Mexico centuries ago. A black cowboy is also in this range. In addition, the life of a cowboy is far from attractive, with long and laborious working hours, poor living environment and economic difficulties.

The myth of the cowboy is only one of many myths that influenced the Western view of the late nineteenth century. Recently, among historians Frederic Jackson Turner, "the intersection of civilization and barbarism", some historians are far from the front line from a traditional Western perspective. They are beginning to regard the west as an intersection of culture, and various organizations strive for property, profit and cultural advantage. While looking at the documentation of this collection, please consider these different perspectives on Western history.

To find other documents on Western themes in American memory, use keywords such as Western, ranch, indigenous people, pioneer, or use the name of the western country or city for searching.

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