Georgian Trick Riders in American Wild West Shows, 1890s-1920s
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780786497393
Subjects: Wild west shows
Description: "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"--