6 Cartoons That Put a New Spin on the Old West

They may change the way you see the Old West.

I’ve been watching a series of YouTube videos that take a look at what the Old West was really like. And life in the Old West was, in a word, nasty. I’ll go into more detail on that later, but in the meantime, I had these cartoons in my catalog.

Pollution was an issue

Cartoon by Lambert-King

We have a big-picture pollution problem in the modern world, but in the Old West, it was on a personal level. Personal hygiene was a tough proposition. And then there were animal-related issues, as illustrated above.

Misreading the room, Old West style

Cartoon by Lambert-King

Sometimes people really don’t realize the gravity of what they are seeing. Here’s a case in point. This is a situation wherein a grizzled scout might have been a handy thing to have.

Here’s a scout for all seasons

Caroon by Lambert-King