Moses L G 1948

Wild West shows and the images of American Indians, 1883-1933 / L.G. Moses. - Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c1996. - xvii, 364 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-350) and index.

1. Before the Wild West Show -- 2. The First Years of Cody's Wild West -- 3. The Wild West of London -- 4. Reformers and the Image of the Show Indian -- 5. Indians Abroad, 1889-1890 -- 6. Ghost Dancers of London, 1891-1892 -- 7. Indians on the Midway: Fairs and Expositions, 1893-1903 -- 8. Show-Indian Students in St. Louis, 1904 -- 9. The Wild West Show in Its Prime, 1900-1917 -- 10. Federal Policies and Alternate Images, 1900-1917 -- 11. Filming the Wild West, 1896-1913 -- 12. Decline of the Wild West Shows, 1917-1933.

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Wild west shows--History
Dakota Indians--Public opinion
Public opinion--United States
Stereotype Psychology--United States
Ethnic attitudes--United States
Indians in popular culture--United States


United States--Ethnic relations

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