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Retracing the rise of Buffalo Bill from scout to international celebrity, this chronicle of one of the great entertainers of American history explores the relationship between history and celebrity in nineteenth century America and reveals how William Cody exploited his audience's memory of history.
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"A canny interpreter of popular culture ... Kasson has gathered fascinating material on the man who in producing a pageant of American triumphalism, helped create the commercial world of entertainment that today we take for granted ... Kasson skillfully shows us Cody as performer, icon, impresario. And what a show he put on!" - Tom Engelhardt, "The Los Angeles Book Review"
"A scholarly ... readable cultural analysis." - Bob Minzesheimer, "USA Today"
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"A scholarly ... readable cultural analysis." - Bob Minzesheimer, "USA Today"
A canny interpreter of popular culture ... Kasson has gathered fascinating material on the man who in producing a pageant of American triumphalism, helped create the commercial world of entertainment that today we take for granted ... Kasson skillfully shows us Cody as performer, icon, impresario. And what a show he put on! "Tom Engelhardt, The Los Angeles Book Review"
A scholarly ... readable cultural analysis. "Bob Minzesheimer, USA Today""
"A canny interpreter of popular culture ... Kasson has gathered fascinating material on the man who in producing a pageant of American triumphalism, helped create the commercial world of entertainment that today we take for granted ... Kasson skillfully shows us Cody as performer, icon, impresario. And what a show he put on!" --Tom Engelhardt, The Los Angeles Book Review
"A scholarly ... readable cultural analysis." --Bob Minzesheimer, USA Today
Joy S. Kasson is a professor of American studies and English at the University of North Carolina.
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