Golden West
Sunset coast region
Golden West refers to the western United States, especially California, evoking the region's mythology of opportunity, sunshine, and prosperity.
The phrase carries nostalgic or promotional overtones, conjuring images of gold rush pioneers, orange groves, and Pacific sunsets: the promise of the Golden West.
It appears frequently in business names and regional branding.
US ethos of opportunity
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- sunshineDirect rays from above
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
promise · freedom · reinvention · fresh start · dreamers · new beginning · hope · adventure
Belief in justified American expansion
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- settlersThose who establish homes
- 49ers1849 gold seekers
- Oregon TrailEmigrant route westward
wagon train · homestead · territory · transcontinental railroad · Lewis and Clark · migration · annexation · frontier
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
- canyonsDeep, narrow valleys
- desertTo leave behind completely
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
rivers · Pacific · Rockies · Sierra Nevada · valleys · coastline · redwoods · sagebrush
Extracting earth's resources
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- nuggetSmall solid lump
- bonanzaSudden large windfall
boom · riches · wealth · fortune · mother lode · placer · panning · diggings
Ranch hands tending herds
- ranchingOperating a livestock farm
- rodeoCowboy skills competition
- cattle driveMoving herd to market
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
outlaws · gunslingers · sheriffs · rustlers · frontier justice · Stetson · spurs · lasso
American Dream
US ethos of opportunity
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- sunshineDirect rays from above
opportunity · promise · freedom · reinvention · fresh start · dreamers · new beginning · hope · adventure · fortunes
Manifest Destiny
Belief in justified American expansion
Oregon Trail · wagon train · homestead · territory · transcontinental railroad · Lewis and Clark · migration · annexation · frontier · land rush
wilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
prairie · rivers · Pacific · Rockies · Sierra Nevada · valleys · coastline · redwoods · sagebrush · mesa
mining
Extracting earth's resources
bonanza · boom · riches · wealth · fortune · mother lode · placer · panning · diggings · assay
cowboys
Ranch hands tending herds
- ranchingOperating a livestock farm
- rodeoCowboy skills competition
- cattle driveMoving herd to market
saloon · outlaws · gunslingers · sheriffs · rustlers · frontier justice · Stetson · spurs · lasso · bronco
Golden WestEastern Seaboard
US Atlantic coastal region
Eastern United States · East Coast · New England · Atlantic Coast · Dixie
golden, west, gold, golds, gilded, gild, gilds, gilding, gilt