10 Things Westerns Get Wrong

Beginning with The Great Train Robbery in 1903, the Western has been one of Hollywood’s most definitive genres. These so-called “oaters” (cheaply-made films as common as oats for horses) would soon become the predominant staple for movie audiences over the next five decades. At its core, Westerns usually depict life on the frontier during the latter half of the 19th century and feature the quintessential American icon: the cowboy. However, the narrative is based on several highly romanticized myths, blending fact and fiction from the Wild, Wild West.... Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Biographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zm_LmUHsjQ Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05Q Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ XPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://ift.tt/2EJ18Cm Text version: https://ift.tt/3l883Kz →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet?sub_confirmation=1 Find more lists at http://www.toptenz.net Source/Further reading: https://ift.tt/2X83S9R https://ift.tt/2X83SGT https://ift.tt/3BQKVHp https://ift.tt/3hfNnPX https://ift.tt/3k00KFP https://ift.tt/3BSgFvP https://ift.tt/3zVgGi1 https://ift.tt/38PWlPd https://ift.tt/38MEitg https://ift.tt/2WZTNeP https://ift.tt/3DYtJla https://ift.tt/3yTMsKW https://ift.tt/3hbyw8U https://ift.tt/3tracoM https://ift.tt/3hdYV6l https://ift.tt/3h9UGID https://ift.tt/3zU4Swk https://ift.tt/3ndaz53 https://ift.tt/2X83I2f https://ift.tt/3jTrUxR https://ift.tt/3nbqNvp https://ift.tt/3l2k04M https://ift.tt/3l2jUKs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnDQWeyBRhc&ab_channel=ABCNews https://ift.tt/2WYMZ0P https://ift.tt/3tmZpf4 https://ift.tt/3DYtJBG https://ift.tt/3yTG6LD https://ift.tt/3DXiGbM https://ift.tt/3tqgvJ4 https://ift.tt/3zYGcmC https://ift.tt/2YtuuSU https://ift.tt/3l5qvUj https://ift.tt/3l2k2tq https://ift.tt/2M7rfZ0 https://ift.tt/2X9NA01 https://ift.tt/3l5qyPZ https://ift.tt/3yYY4Mx https://ift.tt/38NMJof https://ift.tt/3tqMNDV