Wild West Shows and the Images of American Indians, 1883-1933
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Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show, begun in 1883, was a classic example of American show business: a cowboy-and-Indian spectacular starring 36 real Pawnees, a bunch of rodeo cowboys, 180 horses, and 18 buffalo. Cody treated his mostly eastern audiences to thrilling displays of shooting and riding, exotic Indian ceremonial dances, and blood-curdling reenactments of famous western battles. The show, a huge success, helped perpetuate the Wild West myth for the millions who saw it; in London, even Queen Victoria was impressed. Imagining the lives of Cody's Indians, one might predict a level of exploitation. Not so, Moses argues in this historical study. He provides first-hand narratives and fascinating photos that venture behind the curtain of Cody's show to suggest that as Cody's Indians traveled the world, they preserved their cultural heritage and had a good time doing it.
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The New York Times Book Review, Kathryn Shattuck
... examines the lives and experiences of the show Indians from their own point of view, relieving them of the status of unwitting victims of exploitative white entrepreneurs.
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Wild West Shows and the Images of American Indians, 1883-1933
Wild West Shows and the Images of American Indians, 1883-1933,L. G. Moses,University of New Mexico Press,0826320899,Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies,History - General History,Native American,Popular Culture - General,Rodeos,Social Science,Sociology,United States - General
Wild West Shows and the Images of American Indians, 1883-1933
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