Wild West History:
The Wild West or American Old West is usually considered to be in the time frame from the end of the American Civil War to about 1900. When talking about the Wild West you are talking about a very large area, from North Dakota down to Texas and everything west of those states. That meant these states were the edge of the new frontier, where the rules changed from the civilized east to the lawlessness of the west. Here you could be like the knight errant of medieval Europe, riding around on your faithful horse sticking to your personal code of honor, helping those in need and fighting the bad guys or Indians. It was not until more recent times that Indians were shown to be anything but bad. Such as the Lakota Indians which were given a big reservation that included the Black Hills and no military presence, but then once gold was found in the Black Hills war broke out with the Lakota trying to save their people from repeated attacks and violations of the treaty which gave them the reservation.


Western Ornaments and Literature:
When people talk about the Wild West, visions of openness, freedom and of life in black and white terms are conjured up. This has lead to western themes in ornaments, gifts and decorations. This has also lead to what some people call a state of mind, that they feel a western theme implies a set of codes or personal honor. Some people decorate their entire house in a western theme using a Cowboy Metal Sculpture, while others just do a western Christmas Ornament theme using such items as Clay Ornaments or Cowboy Santa or even a Cactus Christmas tree. Go here to enjoy more Christmas Decorations Ideas.