The Wild, Wild West

4 Credits

Introduction to the American West as both region and process. Investigates the diverse populations living in the West, including Native Americans, Mexicans, African Americans, Chinese, and Euro-American settlers, miners, and cowboys. Explores the process of first Spanish/Mexican, French, Russian, and then Anglo-American expansion, as well as the rise of the myth of the Wild West. Themes include the evolution of land use, immigration, labor, social communities, cultural life, environment, and changing technologies. Attribute/Distribution: CC, SS, W