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b"Gun totin\\u2019, horse ridin\\u2019 spectacular \\u2018Buffalo Bill\\u2019s Wild West\\u2019 opened in Omaha, Nebraska on 17th May, 1883 - the start of a multi-decade run.\\n\\xa0\\nWith a cast of hundreds, including Calamity Jane, Sitting Bull, and Annie \\u2018Get Your Gun\\u2019 Oakley, it toured the world - and forever shaped the way cowboys and Indians were represented in popular culture.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nIn this episode, Olly, Rebecca and Arion reveal the little-known indoor version of the show, consider the role of Native Americans in the ensemble, and explain why the Cossacks in the cast weren\\u2019t so popular when they returned home to Georgia\\u2026\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nFurther reading:\\n\\u2022 Footage from Buffalo Bill's show - from the McCracken Research Library, Wyoming:\\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3meHAqxuDI\\n\\u2022 William F. Cody profiled at the University of Sheffield\\u2019s\\xa0\\nNational Fairground and Circus Archive:\\nhttps://www.sheffield.ac.uk/nfca/researchandarticles/buffalobill\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Ten Things You May Not Know About Annie Oakley\\u2019, from History:\\xa0\\nhttps://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-annie-oakley\\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit Patreon.com/Retrospectors\\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\n\\xa0\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\\n#1880s #Person #Inventions #Arts #US\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"