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   Message 1,038 of 1,275   
   Wanda Round to All   
   Re: When did the "Old West" end?   
   11 Aug 07 14:34:23   
   
   From: rover@dontmail.com   
      
   In article <1186811267.227770.166510@m37g2000prh.googlegroups.com>,   
   jleeroll@hotmail.com says...   
      
   >Periods of history tend   
   >to close with something other than the sharp lines our public-school   
   >history teachers drummed into our heads.   
      
   I doubt that anyone would argue with the   
   notion that the "Old West" was a 19th century   
   phenomenon, starting with the trappers and   
   hunters who roamed far and wide and ending   
   with the last stage coach or train robbery   
   or whatever other landmark event one chooses.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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