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American Studies

Why History

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Plagiarism

Utopists

Dime Novels

Whenever we study the West, it is important to recognize the valid facts of the West and the more popular myths of the West.  One of the genre that perpetuated the Western myth most was the Dime Novel.  The Dime Novels reinforced the myths that there were gunfights everyday at noon in the middle of town, the bad guy was always in black, and the good guy always had a white hat.  For more information about the Dime novels, take a look at these sites.

 

Dime novels Main Page

A guided tour of the Dime Novel process

A Selection of Dime Novel texts