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the standard elements: a cool detached hero, often a Cowboy , a fragile Heroine in danger of the despicable Outlaw , savage Indians , Violence and Gunplay , and the final outcome where Truth and Light wins over all. Often real characters — such as Buffalo Bill or the famous Kit Carson — were fictionalized, as were the exploits of unfamous outlaws such as Billy The Kid , which in turn made them famous. Early Romance Works of the type, frequently Serialized In Newspapers , essentially created much of the fame of Daniel Boone , Davy Crockett and Sam Houston among many others. dime Western]] They thrived between about 1860 and 1900. They were printed on cheap Acidic Paper , and the few remaining are slowly disintegrating. They were supplanted by a variety of media, but mostly matured into better quality higher priced genre Works commonly known as Pulp Fiction —which is today's ubiqutious paperback novel in many Genre s— such as the works of Zane Grey and Louis L'Amour . ''Also see:'' EXTERNAL LINKS |