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Western Hero

Western Hero is a narrative archetype within the Western genre that embodies a morally resolute, often lone protagonist who enforces justice through personal code and physical prowess in the frontier landscape of the American Old West.

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2

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2017–2026

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Publications

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The precious raft of history: the past, the West, and the woman question in China

Choice Reviews Online · 2009 · 45 citations

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The Western Hero in History and Legend

Marshall W. Fishwick, Kent L. Steckmesser · Western Folklore · 1966 · 27 citations · Full text

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Flicka and Friends: Stories of Horses and of Boys Who Loved Them

Christine Doyle · Children's Literature Association quarterly · 2008 · 16 citations

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The Western Hero in Film and Television: Mass Media Mythology

John H. Lenihan, Rita Parks · Western Historical Quarterly · 1984 · 15 citations

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The American Western

Choice Reviews Online · 2008 · 14 citations

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Authors

6

  1. CD
    Christine Doyle

    Mayo Clinic in Florida, United States

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  2. MW
    Marshall W. Fishwick

    Virginia Tech, United States

    1 publications · 27 citations

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  3. KL
    Kent L. Steckmesser

    California State University Los Angeles, United States

    1 publications · 27 citations

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  4. RP
    Rita Parks

    Mitchell Institute, United States

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  5. MS
    Mark S. Graybill

    1 publications · 10 citations

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Institutions

2

  1. Mitchell Institute

    Portland, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  2. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 2 publications · 59 citations

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  2. ˜The œSouthern literary journal

    1 publications · 10 citations

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  3. Western Historical Quarterly

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  4. Children's Literature Association quarterly

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  5. Western Folklore

    1 publications · 27 citations

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