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Civil War: Saddle Up, Partner!

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  • Aug 17 2010 7:31 AM

    Susanne Melton

     

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This Web page, part of the "Jump Back in Time" section of the America's Story Web site, describes how Owen Wister's novel "The Virginian" helped to create the myth of the American cowboy. Click on the "next" arrow at the bottom of the text to learn more about cowboys and to view a clip from a Western movie.

"America's Story from America's Library" aims to make history fun by presenting surprising facts and amazing items from the Library of Congress collections. Less

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    Topics: Visual Arts & Performing Arts, History-Social Science, United States History, Literary Analysis, English-Language Arts, Visual Arts, History & Culture, Film & Video, Theatre

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