Becoming Western: Stories of Culture and Identity in the Cowboy State

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BOB — University of Nebraska Press / Page 205 / / Becoming Western / Liza J. Nicholas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 [First Page] [205], (1) Lines: 0 to 99 ——— 0.0pt PgVar ——— Normal Page * PgEnds: Eject [205], (1) Index Page numbers in italics refer to the illustrations following page 32. Abercrombie, Robert F., 101 African Americans, statehood and, 89–90 Afro American Club, 88 agriculture: Big Horn Basin irrigation , 38; decline in Wyoming, 142; economics of western, 46, 140– 41; energy industry and, 116, 119; populist reforms and, 162n82 Albright, Horace, 77 Allen, Mary Jester, 51, 64, 101–2 American cowboy: as bulwark against foreigners, 4; disappearance of, 7–8, 93; dude ranches and, 67, 71, 81–86; Flagg as, 3, 28–29; frontier spirit and, 137–38; Holman as, 84–85; Lockhart views on, 42; in movies, 95; in political symbolism, 127–28; as rugged individualist, xiii–xv, 89, 114–15; The Virginian as, 29–31; western preservation and, 25–27; Wyoming identity and, xii, 2–3, 149 American identity: Buffalo Bill and, 51–57, 62; dude ranches and, 69; ethnic diversity and, 79–80; instilling symbols of, 34, 103–4; western ethos and, 155–56, 157n8; western myth and, 2–4, 142, 146, 184n71; work ethic and, 80–81. See also immigration; national identity American Indians: dude ranch role of, 67, 72; in historical pageants, 93–94; public lands and, 9; tourism and, 40, 44, 47 Americanism: antigovernment resentment and, 123; foreign policy and, 182n50; populism and, 186n33, 186n38; teaching, 104–13; Wyoming and, 2, 146 Americanism, Our Schools, Our Laws (Simpson), 109 American Legion, 54 American Museum of Natural History , 170n69 American Studies Program, University of Wyoming, 104–7, 109–13, 182n50 American Studies Program, Yale University , 105–10 Ames, Tom, 46–48 Andersen, Hendrik Christian, 36 Angus, “Red,” 19 “Annual Wyoming Products Dinner,” 94–95 aristocracy, Eastern: Cheyenne Club and, 11–12; dude ranches and, 84; western economic development and, 8–10; Wyoming identity and, 22–23 aristocracy, rancher, 132–33 art and literature: American work ethic in, 81; Buffalo Bill statue and, 52; cowboy in, 81–86; Flagg as model for, 28–29; preservation and, 25–26; western identity in, 33–34, 46; western stereotyping in, 30–31; Whitney role in, 36–37, 64. See also Lockhart, Caroline; Remington, Frederic; Wister, Owen Arts and Decoration, 82 Athearn, Robert, 40 Atlantic Monthly, 29–30 Atlantic Richfield (arco), 118, 122, 136 authenticity, western: Buffalo Bill BOB — University of Nebraska Press / Page 206 / / Becoming Western / Liza J. Nicholas 206 | Index 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 [206], (2) Lines: 99 to 228 ——— 0.0pt PgVar ——— Normal Page PgEnds: TEX [206], (2) authenticity, western (cont.) Museum and, 103; of Cody wy, 37– 40, 74; conflicting views of, 31– 32, 166n20; dude ranches and, 67, 69–72, 79–81; dude wranglers and, 81–86; historical pageants and, 95– 96; institutionalization of, 90–92; intolerance and limitations on, 152–54; New West narrative in, 155; politics and, 115; self-image of, 149–50. See also Westernness Azbug, Bella, 126 Babb, James T., 107–8, 112 “Bad Man’s Gulch” pageant, 91–92 Bankhead, Tallulah, 75 Barber, Amos, 19 Bard, Floyd, 162n63 Big Horn wy, 121, 132 Big Horn Basin, 2, 38, 46, 49–50 Big Horn Polo Hall of Fame, 133 Billings Gazette, 64–65 Black Thunder coal mine, 118 The Bookman, 29–30 Boston ma, 1, 35 Boulder wy, 32 Bouvier, Jacqueline, 77 Breitenstein, Henry, 165n110 Bridger, Jim, 50 Brooks, Winthrop H., 53, 57, 68, 77 Brooks Brothers Clothing, 53, 68–69, 77 Brown, M. C., 89 Brown University, 75 Bryan, Julian, 75, 78, 85–86 Buckley, William F., 106–7 Buffalo wy, 6, 19, 91–92 Buffalo Bill American Association, 52–57 Buffalo Bill Historical Center, 64 Buffalo Bill Memorial Association, 43, 50–51 Buffalo Bill Museum: American identity and, 101; Coe Foundation and, 111–12; endowment of, 64; expansion of, 102–3; Larom, Larry in, 87. See also Whitney Gallery of Western Art Buffalo Bill Museum Association, 101 Buffalo Bill statue (“The Scout”), 32b; authenticity of, 57–59, 172n88; dedication of, 64; financing the, 52–56, 170n67...