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Wilson, Nathan – Great Plains Quarterly, 2004
As a major social force throughout the nineteenth century, religion proved an important factor in the settlement of the American West. Yet the idea of a religious figure as a western hero has never emerged in the popular culture adaptations of the Western, since the clergy are usually portrayed as gentle, "soft," or even somewhat…
Descriptors: Clergy, War, United States History, Religious Factors