for me, the definitive account of these issues in covered--and then some!--in Richard Slotkin's terrific trilogy, the most relevant volume being the third, appropriately called "Gunfighter Nation." highly, highly recommend it, especially if you're concerned with the larger cultural implications of westerns. obviously, those implications are HUGE.
so glad I spent a lot of time in graduate school hanging out with American History Ph.D candidates.
ReaganтАЩs ranch was 2 hours NW of Malibu beyond Santa Barbara, up Refugio Canyon Road, nearer to Goleta, CA. Such a lovely location in a very low density area. Fresh and wild.
Susan, I used stay in the State Park & body surf at the Refugio beach break .
The Reagans had several CA properties but, his Malibu "ranch" was well inland in the TV- Movie Colony there where some Western scenes were shot against a painted, blue sky back drop. An historical site has been made out of the home.
I didnтАЩt know that he had a ranch there. I used to camp at the campground up top above Malibu, probably near the area you refer to. I also loved the camping at Refugio.
To an extent.
for me, the definitive account of these issues in covered--and then some!--in Richard Slotkin's terrific trilogy, the most relevant volume being the third, appropriately called "Gunfighter Nation." highly, highly recommend it, especially if you're concerned with the larger cultural implications of westerns. obviously, those implications are HUGE.
so glad I spent a lot of time in graduate school hanging out with American History Ph.D candidates.
Well,, we know that neither Goldwater nor Regan were "Cowboys". Reagan's "'ranch" was in Malibu.
ReaganтАЩs ranch was 2 hours NW of Malibu beyond Santa Barbara, up Refugio Canyon Road, nearer to Goleta, CA. Such a lovely location in a very low density area. Fresh and wild.
Susan, I used stay in the State Park & body surf at the Refugio beach break .
The Reagans had several CA properties but, his Malibu "ranch" was well inland in the TV- Movie Colony there where some Western scenes were shot against a painted, blue sky back drop. An historical site has been made out of the home.
I didnтАЩt know that he had a ranch there. I used to camp at the campground up top above Malibu, probably near the area you refer to. I also loved the camping at Refugio.
In his earlier days, before politics I believe, he had a house on the street behind my family house in Pacific Palisades. 1962.
Yup