Description
A memoir written by a performer and manager of Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West tour in Europe
About the Author
Chris Dixon is a senior research fellow in the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland.
Reviews
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"This edition of Charles Griffin's memoir offers a singular perspective on the international mass entertainment spectacle that was Buffalo Bill's Wild West. Griffin's travel narrative helps account for the extraordinary appeal of the Wild West mythology among European audiences, offering details about "Buffalo Bill" Cody, his business operation, and its cultural context unavailable anywhere else. As an authentic reproduction, with the benefit of Dixon's extensive research, this edition will be a key resource for scholars while also appealing to a more general audience."-Frank Christianson, editor of the forthcoming edition, The Life of Hon. William F. Cody, Known as Buffalo Bill
"Although Griffin was an amazing man in his own right, his book is most important because he explores the European culture that eagerly sought Buffalo Bill's presentation of the story of America's Wild West and he lets the reader experience the European setting in which the performances played out."-Loren Pospisil, Nebraska History
Book Information
ISBN 9780803234659
Author Charles Eldridge Griffin
Format Paperback
Page Count 200
Imprint Bison Books
Publisher University of Nebraska Press