Homestead On The Range

Romanticism

• a style of art that emphasizes imagination and emotions
• State of being unrealistic or impractical

Expectation Vs. Reality

Land/Crops

• Land would be easy to farm and managable.
• Land was actually in poor condition for farming.

Escape

• Factory workers dreamed of escaping the factory and being independent.
• The 'fresh start' wasn't as pleasant as it was portrayed in novels and stories.

Clothing

• wearing spotless, decorated shirts and big white hats.
• wearing heavy-duty wool pants and collarless flannel pullover shirts.. The handkerchief was used to filter dust.

Work

• Not working cattle, but were rescuing maidens and foiling bandits.
• Working between ten and fourteen hours a day. There were four phases of this work: spring roundup, summer trail drive, fall roundup, and winter work. The work was difficult, dirty, and required great physical strength.

Guns

• Carrying two Colt .45 pistols on their hips.
• Not wearing guns.Carrying a loaded gun while working around cattle on horseback could be dangerous. Guns weighed a lot and often made it difficult to ride a horse and work. Guns were usually strapped onto a wagon rather than carried on the person.

Hygeine

• Clean, well-groomed, handsome men.
• Men bathed weekly, worked and got dirty.