Image represents the mythic West

  This 1872 painting by John Gast is one representation of the American West in the nineteenth century. Discuss the ways this image represents the mythic West, including ideas of expansion and national destiny. How does this West, as it was painted, compare to the historical West as it was lived? How might ideas of manifest destiny structure later U.S. expansion at the end of the century, beyond the continental borders and across seas? Use specific examples in your essay. Sources: https://www.americanyawp.com/text/17-conquering-the-west/ (American YAWP Chapter 17) https://www.americanyawp.com/reader/17-conquering-the-west/chief-joseph-on-indian-affairs-1877-1879/#:~:text=Let%20me%20be%20a%20free,or%20submit%20to%20the%20penalty.(American YAWP Chief Joseph on Indian Affairs (1877, 1879)) https://www.americanyawp.com/reader/17-conquering-the-west/frederick-jackson-turner-significance-of-the-frontier-in-american-history-1893/ ( American YAWP Frederick Jackson Turner, “Significance of the Frontier in American History” (1893))