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Buffalo Bill, the Mythic West, and the Imperial Frontier

Buffalo Bill, the Mythic West, and the Imperial Frontier

Update: 2016-03-28
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William F. Cody - better known as Buffalo Bill - did more than any other person to translate the history of the American West into the language of popular culture. This episode explores how he molded his own past, and the history of the frontier, into a grand story of national progress and conquest in dime novels, stage plays, his trademark Wild West show, and even film. As the United States plunged headlong into overseas adventures in Cuba, China, and the Philippines, Cody's spectacular arena shows gave Americans a framework for understanding their country's new role in the world, and the meanings of frontiers both old and new.
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Buffalo Bill, the Mythic West, and the Imperial Frontier

Buffalo Bill, the Mythic West, and the Imperial Frontier

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