Frederic Remington war ein Künstler, der sich meisterhaft dem Alten Amerikanischen Westen widmete. Seine Werke konzentrierten sich auf das letzte Viertel des 19. Jahrhunderts und fingen ikonische Bilder von Cowboys, Indianern und der Kavallerie ein. Remingtons künstlerische Vision stellte die Dynamik und rohe Schönheit dieser entscheidenden Ära der amerikanischen Geschichte dar. Durch seine Gemälde, Radierungen und Skulpturen hinterließ er einen unauslöschlichen Eindruck in der künstlerischen Darstellung des Wilden Westens.
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On April 28, 1846, Francis Parkman left Saint Louis on his first expedition west. The Oregon Trail documents his adventures in the wilderness, sheds light on America's westward expansion, and celebrates the American spirit.
"Under the willows at the edge of the pool a young girl sat daydreaming, though the day was nearly done. All in the valley was wrapped in shadow, though the cliffs and turrets across the stream were resplendent in a radiance of slanting sunshine. Not a cloud tempered the fierce glare of the arching heavens or softened the sharp outline of neighboring peak or distant mountain chain...." Charles King was an American soldier and a distinguished writer. King served in the Army during the Indian Wars under George Crook but he was wounded in the arm and head during the Battle of Sunset Pass forcing his retirement from the regular army as a captain in 1879. During this time he became acquainted with Buffalo Bill Cody. King would later write scripts for several of Cody's silent films.
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