Legends and Narratives of the American West: Part 2

Legends and Narratives of the American West: Part 2

Lifelong Learning | Available (Membership Required)

9000 Babcock Blvd Allison Park, PA 15101 United States

Conference Room A

7/8/2024-8/5/2024

1:00 PM-2:30 PM EDT on Mon

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The American West has played a major role in shaping the essential character and national spirit of the United States, for both good and bad. Legends and Narratives of the American West: Part Two focuses on select historic topics, individuals, and events that defined the American West experience during the nineteenth century. The second part features lectures and visual presentations that include the legacy and folklore of Custer’s Last Stand, the ecological annihilation of the bison nation, gunfighters and lawmen, Annie Oakley-- America’s first superstar, and an interpretive presentation of John Ford’s epic western film The Searchers. The course goal is to demonstrate how the broad spectrum of these weekly episodes contributed to the history and mythology of America’s most celebrated region.

Grimes, Richard

Dr. Richard S. Grimes has taught Native American history and early American history for 25 years at West Virginia University and Lifelong Learning Program for West Virginia University, Carnegie-Mellon University, Duquesne University, and LaRoche University. He currently teaches at Penn State University-Beaver. An active researcher and writer, his book The Western Delaware Indian Nation, 1730–1795: Warriors and Diplomats was published by Lehigh University Press, Studies in the Eighteenth Century and the Atlantic World (October 2017).