Hasta La Gadget!

Americans have long had an obsession with the West — as much an idea as it is a physical place. Even if you risked getting lost, its wide open spaces have always had a sort of mystical pull. The West holds the promise of a new life; the idea of starting over; the appeal of new beginnings. So it’s no surprise that when people of the 20th century made predictions about the future of the West, even the dystopian predictions had a glimmer of hope to them.

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