THE AMERICAN WEST
Mar 01, 2022
2 minutes
JIM SUPICA, DOUG WICKLUND AND PHIL SCHREIER
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ROMANCE OF THE WEST: THE WILD WEST SHOW
After the Civil War, the West was romanticized by dime novels by writers like Ned Buntline and stage shows featuring frontier luminaries such as Buffalo Bill Cody, Wild Bill Hickock and Texas Jack Omohundro.
Within a few years, traveling open-air Wild West Shows provided live entertainment to millions
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