Georgian Trick Riders in American Wild West Shows, 1890s-1920s

Irakli Makharadze (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

220 Seiten

2015
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-9739-3 (ISBN)

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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.

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
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