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Buffalo Bill's America

Author : Louis S. Warren
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307425102

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Buffalo Bill's America by Louis S. Warren Pdf

William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody was the most famous American of his age. He claimed to have worked for the Pony Express when only a boy and to have scouted for General George Custer. But what was his real story? And how did a frontiersman become a worldwide celebrity? In this prize-winning biography, acclaimed author Louis S. Warren explains not only how Cody exaggerated his real experience as an army scout and buffalo hunter, but also how that experience inspired him to create the gigantic, traveling spectacle known as Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. A dazzling mix of Indians, cowboys, and vaqueros, they performed on two continents for three decades, offering a surprisingly modern view of the United States and a remarkably democratic version of its history. This definitive biography reveals the genius of America’s greatest showman, and the startling history of the American West that drove him and his performers to the world stage.

The Original Buffalo Bills

Author : Kenneth R. Crippen
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786446193

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The Original Buffalo Bills by Kenneth R. Crippen Pdf

"The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League are known for having a fervent fan base. The team had such an impact on the city and on professional football that franchise owner Ralph Wilson, when searching for a home for his American Football Leagueteam, settled in Buffalo and named the team in honor of the original Bills"--Provided by publisher.

Rockin' the Rockpile

Author : Jeffrey J. Miller
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781550227970

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Rockin' the Rockpile by Jeffrey J. Miller Pdf

Rockin' the Rockpile is a complete and comprehensive history of the Buffalo Bills AFL era -- from the first meetings of the "Foolish Club" to the eventual merger with the senior NFL -- and it brings to life the stories of a bygone time that fans regard as Buffalo's golden age of sport. Rockin' the Rockpile resonates with the words of the men who lived it. More than 60 former players, coaches, and administrative staff -- including Ralph Wilson -- shared their thoughts and memories for this book. As this book was intended as a collective memoir of the Buffalo Bills' AFL era, those interviews constitute the foundation upon which this book was written. It offers the average fan a glimpse into the locker room, film room, whirlpool, coach's office, press box, as well as the huddle, to see and hear just what the players and coaches were thinking or saying during a significant game or play. The Buffalo Bills of the 1960s represent a special time in the collective conscience of Buffalonians, a time when their team was twice champion of the renegade American Football League, and when Jack Kemp, Billy Shaw, Cookie Gilchrist, Mike Stratton, Tom Sestak, Elbert Dubenion, Ron McDole, and O.J. Simpson, captured the imagination of an entire community. They were the antithesis of the high-scoring, pass-happy AFL. When high-powered offenses were the main attraction, the Bills competed, and won, with a ball-control offense and a stingy defense. For three consecutive years, Buffalo's defensive unit was the best in the league, and was one of the best throughout the AFL's history. Western New Yorkers loved this team and its successful approach -- the Buffalo Bills mirrored the community they represented.

Buffalo Bill's Wild West

Author : Joy S. Kasson
Publisher : Hill and Wang
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781466895379

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Buffalo Bill's Wild West by Joy S. Kasson Pdf

A fascinating analysis of the first famous American to erase the boundary between real history and entertainment Canada, and Europe. Crowds cheered as cowboys and Indians--and Annie Oakley!--galloped past on spirited horses, sharpshooters exploded glass balls tossed high in the air, and cavalry troops arrived just in time to save a stagecoach from Indian attack. Vivid posters on billboards everywhere made William Cody, the show's originator and star, a world-renowned figure. Joy S. Kasson's important new book traces Cody's rise from scout to international celebrity, and shows how his image was shaped. Publicity stressed his show's "authenticity" yet audiences thrilled to its melodrama; fact and fiction converged in a performance that instantly became part of the American tradition. But how, precisely, did that come about? How, for example, did Cody use his audience's memories of the Civil War and the Indian wars? He boasted that his show included participants in the recent conflicts it presented theatrically, yet he also claimed it evoked "memories" of America's bygone greatness. Kasson's shrewd, engaging study--richly illustrated--in exploring the disappearing boundary between entertainment and public events in American culture, shows us just how we came to imagine our memories.

Buffalo Bill's Wild West

Author : Robert Lawrence Wilson,Greg Martin
Publisher : Random House (NY)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
ISBN : 0375501061

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Buffalo Bill's Wild West by Robert Lawrence Wilson,Greg Martin Pdf

No theme in history has captured the imagination like the American West, and no presentation of the drama surpassed the original Wild West shows. In this unparalleled theater, the cast of characters were themselves authentic heroes: Buffalo Bill Cody, Texas Jack Omohundro, Wild Bill Hickok, Captain A. H. Bogardus, Annie Oakley, Doc Carver ("Evil Spirit of the Plains"), Lillian Smith, Captain Jack Crawford ("Poet Scout of the Plains"), Sitting Bull and hordes of Indians, Pawnee Bill, and May Lillie. These pioneer stars and superstars were predecessors to the Western film and television personalities of later times, and to the troupe in the contemporary extravaganza at Disneyland/Paris. Buffalo Bill's Wild West is a panoramic celebration of these colorful characters, who created the image of the West for Americans, and for the world. The book also celebrates the exciting and often flamboyant accoutrements and costumes, which were part and parcel of the stars' public appearance, and honors such characters as William Mathewson, recognized even by Cody himself as the "original Buffalo Bill." The lavish illustrations feature the Michael Del Castello Collection of the American West, with portfolios of treasures from the Buffalo Bill Museum (Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming) and the Autry Museum of Western Heritage (Los Angeles). Cody and his contemporaries made the West come alive to millions through their Wild West show tours of Europe and America. Lavishly illustrated and unsurpassed in its authenticity, Buffalo Bill's Wild West is a collector's item for anyone interested in the most fascinating array of all objects of Americana, and in the uniquelycolorful saga of the West. From the original Wild West shows of P. T. Barnum in Hoboken, New Jersey, to the spectacular entertainments of such headliners as Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley, see the arms and accessories of the adventurers who charmed the crowned heads of Europe and brought America's Wild West culture to the world--in the process helping to make Colt, Winchester, Wells Fargo, and the West into American legends. In this unique volume, the authors have produced the most spectacular, lavish, and detailed illustrated tribute ever to Buffalo Bill and his Wild West show-business originals. Buffalo Bill's Wild West is an unmatched chronicle drawn upon decades of research and collecting, augmented with images by master photographers Peter Beard and Douglas Sandberg, and period photo-graphs and archival material from museums and private collections, particularly that of Michael Del Castello--featured at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, in the summer 1999 loan exhibition "Buffalo Bill's Wild West." In over 225 color plates and 160 black-and-white illustrations, with in-depth text and captions, the colorful arms, posters, photo-graphs, costumes, saddles, accoutrements, stagecoaches, and, for the first time, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Winchester Ammo Wagon, are brought to life. The extraordinary, exquisitely detailed illustrations include more than 50 posters and advertising broadsheets, over 100 rare cabinet card photographs, innumerable historic firearms, advertising art and trade cards, and show-business memorabilia. All the renowned exhibition shooters are presented: Buffalo Bill Cody, Annie Oakley, Frank Butler, Doc Carver, Johnny Baker, Pawnee Bill, Lillian Smith, Captain A. H. Bogardus and sons, Captain E. E. Stubbs, Curtis Liston, Arizona Joe, and many more--all of them sports and entertainment luminaries of their day. Designed as a companion volume to the bestselling Colt: An American Legend; Winchester: An American Legend; The Peacemakers; Steel Canvas; and Ruger & His Guns, this new work covers a fascinating period in history and entertainment that will never be seen again.

Buffalo Bill's Wild West, America's National Entertainment

Author : Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Wild west shows
ISBN : MINN:319510024628811

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Buffalo Bill in Bologna

Author : Robert W. Rydell,Rob Kroes
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226732343

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Buffalo Bill in Bologna by Robert W. Rydell,Rob Kroes Pdf

When it comes to the production and distribution of mass culture, no country in modern times has come close to rivaling the success of America. From blue jeans in central Europe to Elvis Presley's face on a Republic of Chad postage stamp, the reach of American mass culture extends into every corner of the globe. Most believe this is a twentieth-century phenomenon, but here Robert W. Rydell and Rob Kroes prove that its roots are far deeper. Buffalo Bill in Bologna reveals that the process of globalizing American mass culture began as early as the mid-nineteenth century. In fact, by the end of World War I, the United States already boasted an advanced network of culture industries that served to promote American values. Rydell and Kroes narrate how the circuses, amusement parks, vaudeville, mail-order catalogs, dime novels, and movies developed after the Civil War—tools central to hastening the reconstruction of the country—actually doubled as agents of American cultural diplomacy abroad. As symbols of America's version of the "good life," cultural products became a primary means for people around the world, especially in Europe, to reimagine both America and themselves in the context of America's growing global sphere of influence. Paying special attention to the role of the world's fairs, the exporting of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show to Europe, the release of The Birth of a Nation, and Woodrow Wilson's creation of the Committee on Public Information, Rydell and Kroes offer an absorbing tour through America's cultural expansion at the turn of the century. Buffalo Bill in Bologna is thus a tour de force that recasts what has been popularly understood about this period of American and global history.

Buffalo Bills

Author : Sal Maiorana
Publisher : MVP Books
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781610600422

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Buffalo Bills by Sal Maiorana Pdf

Buffalo Bills: The Complete Illustrated History is the ultimate celebration of a beloved team, complete with photos, stats, and stories from a half century of Bills football. From its origins in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League to the latest season on the gridiron, the team and its fans have seen their share of highs and lows, and author Sal Maiorana presents them all—the players, the games, and the personalities from 50 seasons of pro football in Buffalo. It is the perfect companion and reference for Buffalo’s “12th Man”—the fans.

Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World

Author : Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Cowboys
ISBN : MINN:31951002121708T

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Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World by Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company Pdf

Beautiful full color litho cover, stagecoach under attack from Indians, cameo portrait of W.F. Cody.

Presenting Buffalo Bill

Author : Candace Fleming
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-20
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781626727472

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Presenting Buffalo Bill by Candace Fleming Pdf

Everyone knows the name Buffalo Bill, but few these days know what he did or, in some cases, didn't do. Was he a Pony Express rider? Did he serve Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn? Did he scalp countless Native Americans, or did he defend their rights? This, the first significant biography of Buffalo Bill Cody for younger readers in many years, explains it all. With copious archival illustrations and a handsome design, Presenting Buffalo Bill makes the great showman come alive for new generations. Extensive back matter, bibliography, and source notes complete the package.

Buffalo Bill and the Birth of American Celebrity

Author : Kellen Cutsforth
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781493047437

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Buffalo Bill and the Birth of American Celebrity by Kellen Cutsforth Pdf

Buffalo Bill and the Birth of American Celebrity commemorates the rise of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show and tells the tale of a visionary whose real-life experiences (and embellishments) created an entertainment phenomenon that became a worldwide sensation. From Bill Cody's earliest ideas of entertainment spectacles using Indians and examples of frontier life in their productions; the elements of Cody’s early life that found their way into his Wild West spectacle; his friendship with Ned Buntline and early stage career; Cody’s inclusion in outlandish dime novels; how the Wild West show idea was hatched with Cody’s partner Doc Carver and their tumultuous relationship; early financial wobbles and European influence to take the Wild West overseas culminating in the 1887 American Exhibition; the hiring of Annie Oakley and treatment of Native Americans in the enterprise, and finally a look at Cody’s lasting influence on today’s entertainment culture.

Buffalo Bill's Wild West

Author : Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Wild west shows
ISBN : OCLC:278278430

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Buffalo Bill's Wild West Warriors

Author : Michelle Delaney
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780062045355

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Buffalo Bill's Wild West Warriors by Michelle Delaney Pdf

A visual pleasure and a unique insight into American history For the first time ever, here is renowned photographer Gertrude Käsebier's haunting collection of photographs of Native American performers from Buffalo Bill's Wild West show at the turn of the century. One hundred years later, Käsebier's portraits remain significant visual records into the lives of these Sioux performers and their nation. Her striking photographs capture the strength and character of each individual, documenting the complexity of true warriors playing a staged version of themselves. In 1898, Käsebier wrote to William F. Cody requesting to photograph Indians performing in his Wild West show at Madison Square Garden. Her photographs proved poignant. Her studio had no elaborate backdrops, and she removed Indian regalia to depict her subjects as "raw" individuals, with strong personalities and experiences that blurred the distinction between traditional life and contemporary times. Käsebier developed long relationships with several of the Indians, corresponding with a few for many years. Examples of these letters appear in the volume, as well as drawings done by Indians waiting in her studio, photographs of Dakota Sioux on their reservation, little-known historical background, and Wild West show memorabilia, including rare pages from Buffalo Bill's original route book. Käsebier's photographs are preserved at the National Museum of American History's Photographic History Collection at the Smithsonian Institution.

My Mommy is in America and She Met Buffalo Bill

Author : Jean Regnaud
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 8496427854

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My Mommy is in America and She Met Buffalo Bill by Jean Regnaud Pdf

Jean is an adorable five-year-old boy who lives happily with his busy daddy, combatant little brother and kind nanny. So where does the pervasive emptiness inside him come from? Soon, Jean begins to receive fanciful postcards from his absent mother...

An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W.f. Cody) Buffalo Bill and Ill. N. C. Wyeth (Buffalo Bill's Own Story)

Author : Buffalo Bill
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1974281086

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An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W.f. Cody) Buffalo Bill and Ill. N. C. Wyeth (Buffalo Bill's Own Story) by Buffalo Bill Pdf

William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (February 26, 1846 - January 10, 1917) was an American scout, bison hunter, and showman. He was born in Le Claire, Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), but he lived for several years in his father's hometown in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, before the family returned to the Midwest and settled in the Kansas Territory.