Calamity Jane

all know the controversial roles associated with Calamity Jane. No doubt she was unlike any other woman during this time. She is most well-known for how she acted and what she wore. Being a lady was not a part of what made her famous. In contract it was being a lady and doing what she did that made her famous. Her whole life was based on acting a different way, but it was not always that way. According to a biography by Carl Hallberg, “Calamity Jane attempted several times to lead a settled life but

Western Identity The Wild West, in American history, is often thought of as being an ideology filled with adventure and happy endings. This picture of the Wild West is largely in place due to the romanticizing of the West by Hollywood. Movies portraying the West are filled with stereotypes, whether they are purposeful or not, that do not accurately show what defines the Western persona. Stereotypical situations such as Indians being depicted as savages and noble sheriffs saving the day leave

Connor Lucas ENG 3080J Hollis February 20, 2014 The Wild West Rides Into The Sunset Have you ever read a text that included items such as a bold cowboy, trusty horse, beautiful female, or a dark villain in a dry, isolated, and undeveloped setting? If so, it’s a great possibility that you were reading a classic Western. Many readers of this genre would describe its stereotypes as what I listed above. You can almost always find that protagonist cowboy hero, who tends to be a good-looking and sharp

complaining, you were the one that got us stuck in this mess in the first place!” Bill Hickok scolded. Calamity Jane turned around and yelled at both, “Will you two stop it! I can’t think with you two at each other’s throats. Besides it’s no one’s fault, we got in here together and we will get out together.” “Calamity Jane was born on May 1st, 1852 in Princeton, Missouri” (Biography.comeditors). “Calamity was a rough character people said, with her many manly features” (Hein). “She was tough and well

James Butler Hickock, also known as Wild Bill Hickock, was born in Homer, Illinois (now Troye Grove, Illinois) on May 27, 1837. He was an outlaw of the American Old West. He was a skilled gunfighter, gambler, and lawman, which are some of the many reasons why he is famous. Hickock was born and raised on a farm in Illinois. He went west at the age of 18 in 1855 first working as a stagecoach driver, then as a lawman in Kansas and Nebraska. While in Nebraska, Hickok was often called “Duck Bill”. He

On my Birthday… Everyone around the world celebrates their birthdays in a different way, yet many do not know much about the day they were born. As I began researching about all the things that have happened on my birthdate and year, I found various interesting facts. Some were not really intriguing, while others caught my attention. I have discovered many facts that occurred on May 1. On May 1, 2001, my mom went for a checkup on my due date. They monitered her and found out she was having

after running away from his adopted home, Little Big Man drifts from place to place. In his wandering he was involved in historic moments of American history: surviving the Washita Massacre, befriending Wild Bill Hickok, watching his sister fight Calamity Jane, and being the sole white survivor of Custer's Last Stand. While talking to Jim about the malicious duke and king, Huckleberry says that "all kings is mostly rapscallions" (Twain 138) and you have to "take them all around, they're a mighty ornery

Wild Bill Hickok James Butler Hickok was born in Troy Grove, Illinois, on May 27, 1837. He is better known as Wild Bill Hickok. Wild Bill was most famous for his lethal gun skills, but he was also known for his professional gambling, being a town marshal and even trying his hand at show business. As a boy in rural Illinois, James became recognized as an outstanding marksman with the pistol. His parents, Abner and Eunice Hickok, were very religious people. They would make James

The Life of Calamity Jane Did you know that one of the most famous female wild west performers, was much more lie than legend? With Calamity Jane, all this is true. From her childhood to the end of her life, the truth has been stretched by many people, including herself, until it is impossible to tell fact from fiction. Martha Jane Cannary also known as “Calamity Jane” (www.thoughtco.com) or “The White Devil of Yellowstone” (www.legendsofamerica) was born in Princeton, Missouri, in 1852. Though she

299, Middle half, Ministerial, hosry Page 305, last line, Granage Summary The night before the wedding Jane can not sleep, and as she walks through the garden she sees the tree that was split, and Jane tells Rochester of what she saw and all the strange things that have happened while he was gone. Jane then receives her wedding dress with a expensive veil (which was Rochester’s gift to Jane) Jane had a dream of a child falling from her knee which scared her and woke her up, but when she woke up saw