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tonyrossmcmahon · 1 year ago
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Did Buffalo Bill invent the Wild West?
Buffalo Bill is often accused of having invented a fake Wild West in his shows but TV historian Tony McMahon begs to differ
You’ve heard of Annie Oakley, Calamity Jane, Chief Sitting Bull, and of course – Buffalo Bill. Those great heroes of the Wild West who created the United States of America. Frontier folk laughing in the face of danger. Battling the fearsome Sioux and Cheyenne. Free spirits living by their own code of honour at the expanding new frontiers of America. A tough life punctuated by gunfights and…
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thetemplarknight · 1 year ago
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Did Buffalo Bill invent the Wild West?
Buffalo Bill is often accused of having invented a fake Wild West in his shows but TV historian Tony McMahon begs to differ
You’ve heard of Annie Oakley, Calamity Jane, Chief Sitting Bull, and of course – Buffalo Bill. Those great heroes of the Wild West who created the United States of America. Frontier folk laughing in the face of danger. Battling the fearsome Sioux and Cheyenne. Free spirits living by their own code of honour at the expanding new frontiers of America. A tough life punctuated by gunfights and…
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