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The lavish illustrations feature the Michael Del Castello Collection of the American West, with portfolios of treasures from the Buffalo Bill Museum (Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming) and the Autry Museum of Western Heritage (Los Angeles). Cody and his contemporaries made the West come alive to millions through their Wild West show tours of Europe and America. Lavishly illustrated and unsurpassed in its authenticity, Buffalo Bill's Wild West is a collector's item for anyone interested in the most fascinating array of all objects of Americana, and in the uniquely colorful saga of the West. From the original Wild West shows of P. T. Barnum in Hoboken, New Jersey, to the spectacular entertainments of such headliners as Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley, see the arms and accessories of the adventurers who charmed the crowned heads of Europe and brought America's Wild West culture to the world -- in the process helping to make Colt, Winchester, Wells Fargo, and the West into American legends. In this unique volume, the authors have produced the most spectacular, lavish, and detailed illustrated tribute ever to Buffalo Bill and his Wild West show-business originals.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West is an unmatched chronicle drawn upon decades of research and collecting, augmented with images by master photographers Peter Beard and Douglas Sandberg, and period photographs and archival material from museums and private collections, particularly that of Michael Del Castello -- featured at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, in the summer 1999 loan exhibition "Buffalo Bill's Wild West." In over 225 color plates and 160 black-and-white illustrations, with in-depth text and captions, the colorful arms, posters, photographs, costumes, saddles, accoutrements, stagecoaches, and, for the first time, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Winchester Ammo Wagon, are brought to life. The extraordinary, exquisitely detailed illustrations include more than 50 posters and advertising broadsheets, over 100 rare cabinet card photographs, innumerable historic firearms, advertising art and trade cards, and show-business memorabilia.
All the renowned exhibition shooters are presented: Buffalo Bill Cody, Annie Oakley, Frank Butler, Doc Carver, Johnny Baker, Pawnee Bill, Lillian Smith, Captain A. H. Bogardus and sons, Captain E. E. Stubbs, Curtis Liston, Arizona Joe, and many more -- all of them sports and entertainment luminaries of their day. Designed as a companion volume to the bestselling Colt: An American Legend; Winchester: An American Legend; The Peacemakers; Steel Canvas; and Ruger & His Guns, this new work covers a fascinating period in history and entertainment that will never be seen again.
| Introduction | VII | |
| Chapter 1 | From Reality to Legend, 1846-1876 | 3 |
| Chapter 2 | The Prairie to the National Stage, 1876-1882 | 29 |
| Chapter 3 | From the Stage to the Arena, 1882-1886 | 41 |
| Chapter 4 | The Wild West Triumphs in Europe and America, 1887-1892 | 71 |
| Chapter 5 | Portfolio of Treasures: Buffalo Bill Historical Center and the Autry Museum of Western Heritage | 99 |
| Chapter 6 | Annie Oakley: Superstar, Athlete, and Modern Lady | 121 |
| Chapter 7 | The Congress of Rough Riders of the World, 1893-1908 | 155 |
| Chapter 8 | Colonel Cody and Major Lillie, 1908-1912 | 189 |
| Chapter 9 | Sells-Floto, the 101 Ranch, and the End of the Trail, 1912-1917 | 215 |
| Chapter 10 | Enjoying the Wild West | 241 |
| Appendices | 259 | |
| Notes | 295 | |
| Selected Bibliography | 297 | |
| Acknowledgments, Photographic Notes, and Owner Credits | 303 | |
| Index | 306 |
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