Not that you'll be surprised, but Hollywood often puts way more drama and excitement into period films than the real history would warrant. In the case of the American frontier, this started even before movies, when newspaper articles and dime novels portrayed the West as a lawless and dangerous place. This sort of narrative sold a lot of newspapers and novels, and led to the rise of the Wild West show, which was a staple of traveling entertainment for decades. Real life in the Old West was different and often harsh, but it wasn't nearly as exciting as we were led to believe. However, while writers, and later movies, emphasized the reactively rare violent events, they sometimes downplayed or outright ignored other interesting parts about the West.

Read up on <a href="https://www.cracked.com/image-pictofact-7363-13-now-you-know-facts-about-the-wild-west-they-didnt-teach-at-school" alt="13 facts about the Wild West you might not know" class="on">13 facts about the Wild West you might not know</a>, and might even be surprised by, at Cracked.&nbsp; #Western #OldWest #WildWest

The Real Old West Was Very Different from the Movies

Here we have a science fiction Western from Dust that's also sort of a comedy. A standoff between officer of the law Jane Montana and three outlaws comes down to who can count better, and they have to have an argument over it. Buford, Slick, and Bart are not the sharpest tools in the shed.

There was a point in this narrative when I was sure that Slick or Bart would wise up and shoot Buford, but that would make too much sense. Gwen could have grabbed Bart's gun, but no. This story takes a different turn, and ends quite delightfully. -via <a href="https://www.geeksaresexy.net/">Geeks Are Sexy</a>&nbsp;#Western #sciencefiction #Dust : A Science Fiction Western Short from Dust

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