claim jumping

His Westerns like 'My Darling Clementine' and 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' directly explore frontier land disputes and the violent assertion of territorial claims.

His Spaghetti Westerns examine competing claims to land, wealth, and power through morally ambiguous characters fighting over disputed territories and resources.

His film 'McCabe & Mrs. Miller' deconstructs the mythology of claim jumping and frontier settlement, presenting it as commercial exploitation rather than noble conquest.