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BTLEW Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years I. AuthorAuthor II. The American WestThe American West a. General IntroductionGeneral Introduction b. the Rocky Mountain Statesthe Rocky Mountain States c. the Pacific Coast Statesthe Pacific Coast States d. Frontier Spirit and Expansion Towards the WestFrontier Spirit and Expansion Towards the West e. Violence in the 19th CenturyViolence in the 19th Century Background information

BTLEW O. Henry (1862—1910) was the pen name of William Sydney Porter, an American short story writer. His short, simple stories are noted for their careful plotting, ironic coincidences, and surprise endings. Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years I.Author To be continued on the next page.

BTLEW O. Henry was born William Sydney Porter in Greensboro, North Carolina. He went to Texas in 1882 and worked at various jobs—as teller in an Austin bank (1891—1894) and as a newspaperman for the Houston Post. Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years I.Author To be continued on the next page.

BTLEW In 1898 an unexplained shortage in the Austin bank was charged to him. Although many people believed him innocent, he fled to the Honduras but returned to be with his wife, who was fatally ill. He eventually served three years in prison, where he first started writing short stories. Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years I.Author To be continued on the next page.

BTLEW Upon his release he settled in New York. Although his stories have been criticized as shallow and contrived, O. Henry did catch the color and movement of the city and evidenced a genuine sympathy for ordinary people. Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years I.Author To be continued on the next page. O. Henry's humorous, energetic style shows the influence of Mark Twain and Ambrose Bierce.

BTLEW His approximately 300 stories are collected in Cabbages and Kings (1904), The Four Million (1906), The Voice of the City (1908), Options (1909), and others. Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years I.Author The end of Author. Write what you like; there is no other rule. --- O. Henry

BTLEW The American West is generally considered to include the eight Rocky Mountain states and the three Pacific Coast states. Historically, the West has been mainly a sociopolitical or even mythological concept rather than a specific geographical area. Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years II.The American West The end of General Introduction. General Introduction

BTLEW The Rocky Mountain States: This region consists of eight states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years II.The American West To be continued on the next page.

BTLEW Arizona Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years II.The American West To be continued on the next page. Colorado Idaho

BTLEW Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years II.The American West To be continued on the next page. Montana Nevada New Mexico

BTLEW Utah Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years II.The American West The end of the Rocky Mountain States. Utah Lake Wyoming Yellow Stone

BTLEW The Pacific Coast States: This division includes Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington — and, as its name suggests, they all have coastlines on the Pacific Ocean (and are the only states that border that ocean) according to the United States Census Bureau's definition of West Region. Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years II.The American West To be continued on the next page.

BTLEW Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years II.The American West To be continued on the next page. Alaska Hawaii

BTLEW Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years II.The American West The end of the Pacific Coast States. CaliforniaOregon Washington State

BTLEW Frontier Spirit and Expansion towards the West Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years II.The American West To be continued on the next page. This spirit has shaped American history in a unique way. The frontier spirit that existed in the 19th century was born in part of a need to own land. And the government then encouraged the white to exploit the West. This mentality and historical experience is favored by most Americans today as adventurous, active, and enterprising..

BTLEW Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years II.The American West To be continued on the next page. In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson sent a secret message to Congress calling for an expedition into the area west of the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. From then on the white Americans spared no effort to exploit the West; during this course, the West was developed but the native Americans suffered extremely especially in the 19th century. Frontier Spirit and Expansion towards the West

BTLEW Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years II.The American West The end of this part. The Americans were a competitive, ambitious, upwardly mobile people who had a strong sense of self-reliance. The conquering of an environment by an individual was a mark of success. Fear of unknown places was unacceptable and a hindrance to movement. These traits, first formulated in western expansion, persist today with the slightest modifications. Frontier Spirit and Expansion towards the West

BTLEW Violence in the 19th Century Lesson 14 - After Twenty Years II.The American West The end of the American West. In the 19th century, the settlers in the west were most very tough and imprudent. The way they settled conflicts with each other was very violent as then there were no adequate system of law and governmental institutions to turn to. And gunfighters were common. To be able to handle guns seemed to be a basic survival skill under the circumstances.

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