From the Table of Contents, select to read:
I. The Cattle Country of the Far West
Iii. The Home Ranch
Vi. Frontier Types
Vii. Red and White on the Border
Viii. Sheriff's Work on a Ranch
Write a short essay (approximately 600 words) contrasting Roosevelt’s accounts of the West with what you’ve learned about the West in this time
period. Be sure your essay addresses the following questions:
How does Roosevelt describe the West?
How does Roosevelt envision man’s role in the West and what does the text suggest about popular conceptions of masculinity?
How are Native Americans portrayed in this writing?
How does Roosevelt’s account support the romanticizing of the West?