List of Wild West shows

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

List of Wild West Shows:

Buffalo Bill's Wild West

Most of the "Wild West Shows" did not include the word "show" in their name since the term indicated that the performers were simply acting. Terms like "exposition" or "exhibition" were commonly used to indicate that the spectacles were authentic ethnographic examples of people from the true Wild West. Many of the performers were cowboys and Native Americans who had been involved in legendary battles and historic events before seeing their way of life change dramatically with the settlement of the American frontier.[citation needed]

References

  1. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  • Russell, Don, The Wild West: A History of the Wild West Shows, Fort Worth: Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, 1970.