Georgian Trick Riders in American Wild West Shows, 1890s-1920s
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2015
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-9739-3 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-9739-3 (ISBN)
In 1893, Georgian horsemen from the Caucasus immigrated to the United States where for more than 30 years they performed in circuses and Wild West shows under the billing of "Russian Cossacks." The connection between Buffalo Bill Cody and the Georgian trick riders represents one of the earliest relationships between Georgia and the United States.
Western historian Dee Brown wrote, "Trick riding came to rodeo by way of a troupe of Cossack daredevils imported by the 101 Ranch. Intrigued by the Cossacks' stunts on their galloping horses, western cowboys soon introduced variations to American rodeo." This is the story of the men who came in search of financial support for their families in Georgia and, without knowing it, influenced an essential fixture of American culture.
Western historian Dee Brown wrote, "Trick riding came to rodeo by way of a troupe of Cossack daredevils imported by the 101 Ranch. Intrigued by the Cossacks' stunts on their galloping horses, western cowboys soon introduced variations to American rodeo." This is the story of the men who came in search of financial support for their families in Georgia and, without knowing it, influenced an essential fixture of American culture.
Irakli Makharadze is a filmmaker and author from Tbilisi, Georgia.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Georgia—the Land of Wine and the Golden Fleece
2. Guria: The Heart of Georgia
3. From East to West
4. Down in Albion: The Russians Are Coming!
5. On Her Majesty’s Service
6. The Georgian Cossacks
7. Master of the Rough Riders
8. Alexis Gogokhia/Georgian
9. Coming to America
10. Promised Land
11. All Born Princes: Daredevils
12. Who’s Guilty?
13. Gurian Republic and the Outlaw-Pirals
14. Life and Times of the Wild West
15. The Death Race
16. Prince Luka: Russia’s Famous Player
17. The Georgian Amazons
18. This Is the End
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.3.2015 |
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Zusatzinfo | 91 photos, notes, bibliography, index |
Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 308 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7864-9739-4 / 0786497394 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-9739-3 / 9780786497393 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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