The End and The Myth (The Old West) by O'Neil, Paul - 1979

Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1980. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8 1/2 x 11, 240 pgs, b&w and color photos and illustrations. A look at the end of the Old West era, the wild west shows, the cowboy President and the myth as it developed. Padded brown leather.

BRAND NEW-Beautifully embossed brown leather with pictorial pastedown! Revised 1980 with second printing-" This volume represents the conclusion, substantively, of the Time-Life "Old West" series. The book begins by observing that (Page 7) "The passing of what came to be called the Old West was marked most tangibly by the arrival of modern technology." This is amply illustrated by a photograph on the same page of a cowboy looking skyward, seeing a plane passing overhead. The first chapter notes the "lingering aura of a vanishing frontier," with one of the spotlights on one of the last of the Old West lawmen, Dude Brown. -When did the Old West end? The book suggests that 1890 is not a bad date, although some Old West areas still reflected the past pretty well. Many writers still spoke of the Old West in mythical terms, such as Zane Grey. Frederick Jackson Turner wrote that the frontier spirit was a key element in American history.-The second chapter considers "show time for the West," including Buffalo… Read More