• Episode 2: The Real Wild West: Hollywood's Favorite Historical Playground

  • Apr 16 2025
  • Duración: 24 m
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Episode 2: The Real Wild West: Hollywood's Favorite Historical Playground

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  • Alex Calder examines how Hollywood transformed a brief, complex period of American frontier history into an enduring mythology that bears little resemblance to historical reality. The episode contrasts Hollywood's mythic West of dramatic gunfights and rugged individualism with the historical frontier's diverse population, strict gun regulations, economic motivations, and complex relationships with Native American nations. Alex explores how this mythology developed through dime novels, Wild West shows, and thousands of films, becoming a framework for American identity that continues to influence politics, international perceptions of American character, and cultural values. Through revealing the stark differences between Hollywood's West and historical reality, the episode demonstrates how entertainment can create powerful cultural memories that overshadow actual history while serving contemporary political narratives about American character values.
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