American West
American West The legacy of the American West began to grow in the mid nineteenth century. It was during this period of time that many Americans began to move west in search of land and wealth. As people moved west small settlements began to grow throughout the region. ... Possibly the most accessible reports of the first people in west are found in story form. Authors such as Bret Harte, Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins, and Jack London wrote stories revolving around the West. These stories covered different areas of the West, different cultures, and very different types of people. “The Outkasts of Poker Flat” is a story that tells the lawless side of the West. ... Travel in the West was not easy, especially evening travel. ... Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins wrote about a different West. ... She wrote about the West she grew up in, the Indian West. ... Jack London’s’ “To Build a Fire” gives a completely different account of the West. ... “To Build a Fire” looks more at the West as the “last frontier. ... Each of the three stories represents the West and its diversity. The first looks at the West and its outlaws and lawless ways.