摘要

<正>Movies about cowboys and the Wild Westwere popular especially in the 1950 s and1960 s. Americans liked exciting tales of travel-ing by stagecoach(驿站马车) or a dramaabout a cattle drive.In the mid to late 1800 s much of thewest, especially Texas, was open range(开阔草原,大牧场) for sheep and cattle. Open range