Most Americans have a poor understanding of United States' history, and its' geography (in a most recent survey two-thirds of Americans can not name one Supreme Court Justice and more than a third do not know which century the American Revolution took place). And with the fabulous Andrew Hiscock's community call out, we will probably be blessed with hunting stories, funny exploits, and gun toting duels by the Bitmob community.
But did you know, in a recent Kotaku's Podcast, Rockstar's development duo acknowledge the use of extensive historical research for the towns for the creation of New Austin and Mexico? I did not think so. But, it is time for a quick history lesson of The West, I reckon.
Lets start with the term of the "West". What does the "West" or Western history necessarily mean? The territorial areas West of the original 13 states or anything west of the Appalachian Mountain range? What is the North West or the South West, once these areas were Ohio and Louisiana territories.
The Mid West? The Far West? Or do we consider the West, the modern areas of California, Oregon, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas? I'll leave these questions, unanswered, to spur food for thought, but keep them in mind while frolicking in Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption video game locales of New Austin and Mexico.
