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{{first pic|SaloonMercy.jpg|The [[Eleventh Doctor]] arrives in [[Mercy, Nevada]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Town Called Mercy (TV story)|A Town Called Mercy]]'')}} | {{first pic|SaloonMercy.jpg|The [[Eleventh Doctor]] arrives in [[Mercy, Nevada]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Town Called Mercy (TV story)|A Town Called Mercy]]'')}} | ||
The '''Wild West''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') also called the '''Old West''', ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Greatest Gamble (comic story)|page=39}}) of [[North America]] was very different to how it was depicted in films and other fiction of the [[21st century]]. Life in the frontier towns sprung up as [[European]] settlers spread across North America, and life for them was not as violent as was often portrayed. Each town had a [[sheriff]] to keep the peace and enforce the law. A similar role was that of the [[United States Marshal|US Marshal]]s, who were appointed at government level by the [[US Marshals Service]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') | The '''Wild West''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') also called the '''[[American West]]''' ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Universal Databank (reference book)}}) or '''Old West''', ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Greatest Gamble (comic story)|page=39}}) of [[North America]] was very different to how it was depicted in films and other fiction of the [[21st century]]. Life in the frontier towns sprung up as [[European]] settlers spread across North America, and life for them was not as violent as was often portrayed. Each town had a [[sheriff]] to keep the peace and enforce the law. A similar role was that of the [[United States Marshal|US Marshal]]s, who were appointed at government level by the [[US Marshals Service]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') | ||
Travelling [[Mississippi River|the Mississippi]] in the Old West took a long time, so people [[romance]]d, [[fishing|fished]], [[talking|talked]] and [[gamble]]d. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Greatest Gamble (comic story)|page=39}}) | Travelling [[Mississippi River|the Mississippi]] in the Old West took a long time, so people [[romance]]d, [[fishing|fished]], [[talking|talked]] and [[gamble]]d. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Greatest Gamble (comic story)|page=39}}) | ||
