The following resources will help you research background information on America's Wild West.

 Internet Sources

American West: http://www.americanwest.com/

Cyber Soup's The Wild West: http://www.thewildwest.org/interface/index.php

Dodge City - Kansas History: http://www.skyways.org/orgs/fordco/dodgecity.html

Old West History.net: http://www.oldwesthistory.net/

Old West - Kansas History: http://www.vlib.us/old_west/

Old West Legends - Adventures in the American West: http://www.legendsofamerica.com/LA-OldWestLegends.html

PBS New Perspectives on The West: http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/resources/links/index.htm

Virtual Library - U.S. History - The American West: http://www.vlib.us/americanwest/

Western Outlaw Lawman History Association: http://www.westernoutlaw.com/

If you do not find what you're looking for in the above resources, try the search tips listed below.
 

  Internet Search Tips

1. Type the URL (web site address) of a search directory/engine in the address box: ex: www.yahoo.com, or www.google.com, etc.
    
2. (Be sure to type the address exactly the way you see it, including any uppercase letters and punctuation).
    
3. Type in keyword(s). (If your keyword has two parts such as: "wild west", be sure to put quotes around it so that the search engine only finds the Internet sites on old English as opposed to all of the sites containing the word wild plus all of the sites containing the word west.
    

4. If you would like to search for something specific about wild west, try a combined keyword search by adding a comma followed by a space and your other search term. For instance; if I wanted to find out about the outlaws of the wild west,  I would enter the following:

   "wild west", outlaws

   Hit Enter on your keyboard, or click on Search, then scan the description of the "hits" (entries) and click on the links that sound best.
    

5. Be sure to evaluate each Internet site for the following:
   • Authority: Can you tell if the author is credible (believable)?
   • Objectivity: Is the information objective (honest and free of bias)?
   • Currency: Is the information recent and up-to-date?
   • Design: Is the site designed in a clear and user friendly way?
   • Navigation: Is the site easy to navigate through, and are all links current and usable?

    

6. Remember: if you choose to use any information (text or graphics) found on an Internet source, 
   you must include it in your bibliography.

Remember:  YOU MUST CITE EVERY RESOURCE YOU USED to gather information on your 
Works Cited (Bibliography) page.  Use the Works Cited Guide to access MLA format.
 

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