Four years in Europe with Buffalo Bill / Charles Eldridge Griffin; edited and with an introduction by Chris Dixon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Griffin.

Contributor:

Dixon, Chris.

Charles Eldridge..

Series:

Papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody.

The papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--History.

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.

Wild west shows--History.

Wild west shows.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (197 p.)

Edition:

1版.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody was the entertainment industry's first international celebrity, achieving worldwide stardom with his traveling Wild West show. For three decades he operated and appeared in various incarnations of "the western world's greatest traveling attraction," enthralling audiences around the globe. When the show reached Europe it was a sensation, igniting "Wild West fever" by offering what purported to be a genuine experience of the American frontier. By any standard Charles Eldridge Griffin (1859-1914), manager of the Wild West's European tour, was a remarkable man. Known by the stage names of Monsieur F. Le Costro, Professor Griffin, and the Yankee Yogi, he was an author, comedian, conjurer, contortionist, dancer, fire-eater, hypnotist, illusionist, lecturer, magician, newspaper owner, publisher, sword swallower, and yogi. His account of life on the road with the Wild West show, published here for the first time since its release in 1908, opens a window on a vanished world. In addition to line drawings and photographs from the original book, Chris Dixon provides an introduction and annotations for historical context. Griffin's story of traveling with Buffalo Bill in Europe from 1903 to 1906 presents a fascinating picture of a quintessentially American character. At the same time it offers a vision of the nation on the verge of nationalism, imperialism, and an emerging global mass culture.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Illustrations

Series Editor's Preface

Introduction

About this Edition

Four Years in Europe with Buffalo Bill

Table of Contents

Buffalo Bill-A Sketch

James Anthony Bailey

Foreword

Chapter I -1903

Chapter II-Summer 1903

Chapter III-Winter 1903-1904

Chapter IV-1904

Chapter V-Winter 1904-05

Chapter VI-1905

Chapter VII-Winter 1905-1906

Chapter VIII-1906

Chapter IX-1906-1907

Official Roster of Buffalo Bill's Wild West

Programme of Buffalo Bill's Wild West

Appendix: Buffalo Bill's Wild West in Europe, 1902-1906

Bibliography.

Notes:

Originally published: Albia, IA : Stage Pub. Co., 1908.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-05114-1

9786613051141

0-8032-3466-X

OCLC:

694146386