Places
.Monument Valley (Synonymous with the mythic West)
.Valley of the Gods (As above)
.Almería, Spain (Associated with the filming of Spaghetti Westerns)
.Tombstone, Arizona (Location of the Gunifhgt at the O.K. Corral)
.Little Bighorn, Eastern Montana Territory (Battle of Little Bighorn)
Quotes
.'Perhaps I may die yet with my boots on' - Wild Bill Hickok
.'Get three coffins ready' - Clint Eastwood as the Man with No Name in, 'A Fistful of Dollars'
.'You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.' - Clint Eastwood as the Man with No Name in, 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"
.'Baby sister, I was born game and I intend to go out that way.' John Wayne as 'Rooster Cogburn' in 'True Grit'
.'To hell with them fellas. Buzzards gotta eat, same as worms.' - Clint Eastwood as Josey Wales in 'Outlaw Josey Wales'
Links
Rich Hall - Inventing the Indian - Fantastic documentary regarding the portrayal of Native Americans in cinema
American West - Documentary regarding 'Manifest Destiny'
Old West Myths
More on the Accuracy of Westerns
Gunslinger Myth
.'Get three coffins ready' - Clint Eastwood as the Man with No Name in, 'A Fistful of Dollars'
.'You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.' - Clint Eastwood as the Man with No Name in, 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"
.'Baby sister, I was born game and I intend to go out that way.' John Wayne as 'Rooster Cogburn' in 'True Grit'
.'To hell with them fellas. Buzzards gotta eat, same as worms.' - Clint Eastwood as Josey Wales in 'Outlaw Josey Wales'
Links
Rich Hall - Inventing the Indian - Fantastic documentary regarding the portrayal of Native Americans in cinema
American West - Documentary regarding 'Manifest Destiny'
Old West Myths
More on the Accuracy of Westerns
Gunslinger Myth
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