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Wild West Shows
The Wild West: a term that conjures up pictures of wagon trains, unspoiled prairies, Indians, rough 'n' ready cowboys, roundups, and buffalo herds. Where did this collection of images come from? Paul Reddin exposes the mythology of the American frontier as a carefully crafted product of the Wild West show. Focusing on such pivotal figures as George Catlin, Buffalo Bill Cody, and Tom Mix, Reddin traces the rise and fall of a popular entertainment shaped out of the "raw material of America." Buffalo Bill and other entertainers capitalized on public fascination with the danger, heroism, and courage associated with the frontier by continually modifying their presentation of the West to suit thei...
Wild West Shows
Describes the rise and fall of Wild West shows and discusses the entertainment's legendary characters, including Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, and Pawnee Bill.
Wild West Shows and the Images of American Indians, 1883-1933
Examines the lives and experiences of Show Indians from their own point of view.
Life in a Wild West Show
Discusses life in a Wild West show, including its origins, the show content, the performers, its relation to Native Americans, moving the show, daily life, and the death of the Wild West.
Native Performers in Wild West Shows
Now that the West is no longer so wild, it’s easy to dismiss Buffalo Bill Cody’s world-famous Wild West shows as promoters of stereotypes and clichés. But looking at this unique American genre from the Native American point of view provides thought-provoking new perspectives. Focusing on the experiences of Native performers and performances, Linda Scarangella McNenly begins her examination of these spectacles with Buffalo Bill’s 1880s pageants. She then traces the continuing performance of these acts, still a feature of regional celebrations in both Canada and the United States—and even at Euro Disney. Drawing on interviews with contemporary performers and descendants of twentieth-c...
Buffalo Bill's Wild West
A panoramic celebration of the colorful characters that made up the Wild West shows, with color and black and white photos throughout.
Wild West Show!
A richly illustrated history of the Wild West in popular culture. Features images of the West from all the great western movie makers, writers, historical figures and actors, articles by major western writers and the history behind major western movies.***Illus.
The Wild West Show
Llyfr i blant 9-11 oed yn llawn cyffro'r Gorllewin Gwyllt ar strydoedd Caerdydd. Mae Sam Thomas yn dyheu am gael bod yn rhan o'r sioe a phrofi antur yr Indiaid a'r cowbois. Ond yn fuan iawn y mae Sam mewn perygl ... pwy all e ymddiried ynddyn nhw, ac a fydd yn llwyddo i gael lloches? -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
Wild West Shows
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The Wild West
An exhibition-publication project on the origins, etc, of the Wild West Show.
