As a kid I loved to read about the long hunters and the mountain men. I wanted to live in that era. I’m in my mid 40’s and old enough that I wouldn’t want to be transported back to that time to survive. I liked the Wild West but I think at that time post Civil War America was already straying from its foundation and again to rough for me to want to try to adapt to in my mid 40’s.
I think post WWII through to about the mid 1960’s would have been a nice time to have been in my hay day in America. I’m happy with my life and where it is at but strictly speaking from a best times in America standpoint there’s maybe been worse times (Great Depression) but no doubt a lot of better times.
