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Dec 12, 2009, 8:43:14 AM12/12/09
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"Faces of the Frontier: Photographic Portraits From the American West
1845-1924" by Frank Goodyear III (Amazon.com: http://xrl.us/Faces ).
Myths about the American frontier persist despite the best efforts of
historians to disprove them. From the archives of the National
Portrait Gallery, Mr. Goodyear has culled a wild bunch of characters �
Gen. Winfield Scott ("Old Fuss and Feathers"), Levi Strauss, Calamity
Jane, Sam Houston, Geronimo and even Hollywood cowboy Tom Mix � who
left their imprint on our image of the West. As photographs often
show, most of these men and women looked quite ordinary, which makes
their star billing in our imagination all the more interesting to
ponder.
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