The document discusses the myth and legends surrounding the American West including Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, famous western characters like Calamity Jane and Annie Oakley, artist Frederick Remington's depictions of the West, the near extinction of the buffalo, the establishment of Yellowstone National Park as the first national park, and the conservation movement led by John Muir and Theodore Roosevelt which helped establish the Sierra Club in 1892.

1. the myth & legend of the west

2. The Traditional View of the West

3. William “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s Wild West Show

4. “ Buffalo Bill” Cody & Sitting Bull

5. Legendary Female Western Characters Calamity Jane Annie Oakley

6. The Fall of the Cowboy Frederick Remington

7. what were the long-term effects of the westward experience?

8. Destruction of the Buffalo Herds The near extinction of the buffalo.

9. Yellowstone National Park First national park established in 1872.

10. National Parks

11. Conservation Movement John Muir With President Theodore Roosevelt

12. Sierra Club Founded in 1892