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Georgian trick riders in American wild west shows, 1890s/1920s / Irakli Makharadze.

Van Pelt Library GV1833.5 .M34 2015
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Maxaraże, Irakli.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Rodeo performers--United States.
Rodeo performers.
Wild west shows.
United States.
Wild west shows--United States.
Trick riding.
Georgians (South Caucasians)--United States.
Georgians (South Caucasians).
Georgian Americans.
Physical Description:
viii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Place of Publication:
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2015.
Summary:
"In 1893, Georgian horsemen from the Caucasus immigrated to the United States where for more than 30 years they performed in circuses and Wild West shows under the billing of "Russian Cossacks." The connection between Buffalo Bill Cody and the Georgian trick riders represents one of the earliest relationships between Georgia and the United States"-- Back cover.
Contents:
Georgia: the Land of Wine and the Golden Fleece
Guria: The Heart of Georgia
From East to West
Down in Albion: The Russians Are Coming!
On Her Majesty's Service
The Georgia Cossacks
Master of the Rough Riders
Alexis Gogokhia/Georgian
Coming to America
Promised Land
All Born Princes: Daredevils
Who's Guilty?
Gurian Republic and the Outlaw-Pirals
Life and Times of the Wild West
The Death Race
Prince Luka: Russia's Famous Player
The Georgian Amazons
This Is the End.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-204) and index.
ISBN:
9780786497393
0786497394
OCLC:
883647436

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