The real Old West was nothing like The Theme Park Version (which was originally the creation of 19th-century "dime novels"). Bad guys and anti-heroes wear black hats, good guys and sheriffs wear white hats, shootouts on Main Street occur with the frequency of at least one an hour-with the sun at high noon each time-and everyone drinks sarsaparilla or whiskey. Also home to very lucrative sugar glass and balsa-wood chair industries, judging by the number of bar brawls which occur during a single episode of a typical western series. The Theme Park Version of the Old West is a land of Indians, grizzled prospectors, scenic bluffs, Conestoga wagons, tough, shotgun-toting pioneers and buxom, be-feathered dance-hall girls. It has its own set of specialized subtropes, including a wide assortment of stock character types and its own specialized locations. The Wild West is basically the Theme Park Version or fictionalization of this setting. This setting is home to The Western, a definitively American genre almost as stylized and standardized as Commedia dell'Arte. Census Bureau's official recognition in 1890 of the end of the frontier. Hopefully you will find a partner and have an heir - so your Wild West Dynasty can leave a lasting impression.The American Old West was the land west of the Mississippi River roughly in or around the latter half of the nineteenth century specifically we might start what we now think of as the "Wild West" era with the California Gold Rush of 1848 and end it with the U.S. But bandits lurk at every corner, so you better learn to use weapons and defend yourself, your trading caravans as well as the township. You’ll shape not only the future of the settlement, but the settlement itself.
Once you have established a decent ranch, other pioneers may decide to stay and ask for permission to settle down.Īnd before you know it, you are responsible for building a town with all its iconic locations such as the Saloon, Sheriff’s office, stores, blacksmith and even hotels. Then produce food, take care of livestock or hunt for animals and sell their meat and leather to merchants or other settlers. Start by building a farm and providing for yourself. Fighting against the odds and the elements your ability to survive will be tested. You know no limitations.īeing a victim of a robbery your life in the harsh desert of the Western territories hangs in the balance.
Maybe you can even become mayor to one of the hustling and bustling towns. Start from being a lonesome survivor, find a place to settle down and work yourself up the property ladder. But nothing lasts forever and a thriving settlement can become a ghost town quickly, once opportunities and resources run out.Įnter this breathtakingly exciting time and conquer the Wild West. They build farms, raise cattle, dig for gold or built settlements and towns.Ī small find of gold often is enough to draw hundreds of daring adventurers while quickly a small settlement becomes a flourishing town with saloons, merchants, gambling, adventurers and gunslingers. Settlers and pioneers are committed on advancing further and further towards the Pacific coast - in search of a better life, business opportunities or adventure. Wild West Dynasty: Cowboys, Settlers & GunslingersĪmerica in the 1800s: The trails to the West.
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