HIST 1088 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: George Armstrong Custer, Ned Buntline, Midway Atoll
Document Summary
Bu alo bill, the wild west, and the imperial frontier. Meanings of the west in 19th century wild west builds ideas on longer tradition economic opportunity. Growth of american power, american foreign policy 1865-1917 in most of 19th century pursue neutrality towards europe not get involved in untangling alliances pursue aggressive policy of westward expansion, louisiana purchase, oregon, mexican- 1917 - us goes to war in europe, wwi go from policy towards neutrality and expansion tail end involves war with spain and europe. Hunter gets his name from here he kills about 4282 bison during an 18 month stretch engages in bison hunting competitions in 1869 he becomes famous. Henry davies gives an account of his experience with bu alo bill. Cody presents himself as how the east would have thought about the west. Davies buys it, he sees bill as a guy a lot like him, a gentleman.
