| Description |
xvi, 312 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-300) and index. |
| Contents |
"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. |
| Subject |
Wild west shows -- United States -- History.
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Wild west shows. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| ISBN |
0252067878 paperback alkaline paper |
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0252024648 cloth alkaline paper |
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