Wild West Shows

Name: Wild West Shows
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ISBN: 9780252067877

ISBN-10: 0252067878

ISBN-13: 9780252067877

Edition: 1999

Authors: Paul Reddin

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The Wild West: a term that conjures up pictures of wagon trains, unsoiled prairies, Indians, rough 'n' ready cowboys, roundups, and buffalo herds. Where did this collection of images come from?

Book details

List price: $39.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication date: 6/2/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



"The Raw Material of America": George Catlin and the Beginnings of Wild West Shows



"Trembling Excitements and Fears": Catlin and the Show Abroad



"The Gladiatorial Contest Revived": Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in the United States, 1883-87



"To Esteem Us Better": Buffalo Bill Cody before International Audiences, 1887-93



"Resplendent Realism of Glorious War" and Decline: Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show after the Columbian Exposition



"An Empire within Itself": The 101 Ranch and Its Wild West Show



"Rugged Virtue in the Saddle": Tom Mix from Wild West Shows to Movies and Back Again


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index