The Western
CounterPuncher David Macaray calls it as it is — America’s Most Noble Creation.
Labels: America the Beautiful, The Seventh Art
The Burned-Over District is a term used by some to describe the region of Western New York in the historical period of 1800-1850. It is also sometimes called the Second Great Awakening with a combination of religious, social and political elements.
Labels: America the Beautiful, The Seventh Art
2 Comments:
And yet, on LRC, there are occasionally criticisms of the genre. For example:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2005/10/ryan-mcmaken/the-trouble-with-westerns/
Excellent article. Ryan McMaken has always impressed me. There is much, much more than just the Western in this article. It is really a radical rethinking of history, in which both the modern left and right are seen to be way off.
The 19th C. bourgeois values that are the bedrock of classical liberalism are what we should all be fighting for. I like they way he tied women in as co-creators of this civilizations. There will always be tensions, of course, which is why the Western still has its place.
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