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Between 1872 and 1886, before he achieved acclaim for his Wild West show, ""Buffalo Bill"" led a troupe of traveling actors known as a Combination across the country performing in frontier melodramas. Biographies of William Frederick Cody rarely address these fourteen rather obsc...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sagala, Sandra K.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Buffalo Bill, > 1846-1917.
Buffalo Bill, > 1846-1917
Buffalo Bill.
1800-1899
Pioneers > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Entertainers > United States > Biography.
Actors > United States > Biography.
Melodrama, American > History and criticism.
American drama > 19th century > History and criticism.
Wild west shows > History > 19th century.
Artistes du spectacle > États-Unis > Biographies.
Acteurs > États-Unis > Biographies.
Théâtre américain > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Wild west shows > Histoire > 19e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Actors
American drama
Entertainers
Melodrama, American
Pioneers
Wild west shows
Wild west show
West (U.S.) > Biography.
United States
West United States
USA
Biographies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Setting the stage
  • Treading the boards
  • Wild times with Wild Bill
  • Border life onstage
  • First scalp for Custer
  • Incidents and accidents
  • Sir Cody, knight of the plains
  • Rescuer of the prairie waif
  • Exit stage right
  • Finale
  • Appendix 1 : character lists and program notes for Buffalo Bill's dramas
  • Appendix 2 : Buffalo Bill combination's cities and dates
  • Appendix 3 : newspaper sources.

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