William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody was the entertainment industry's
first international celebrity, achieving worldwide stardom with his
traveling Wild West show. For three decades he operated and
appeared in various incarnations of "the western world's greatest
traveling attraction," enthralling audiences around the globe. When
the show reached Europe it was a sensation, igniting "Wild West
fever" by offering what purported to be a genuine experience of the
American frontier. By any standard Charles Eldridge Griffin
(1859-1914), manager of the Wild West's European tour, was a
remarkable man. Known by the stage names of Monsieur F. Le Costro,
Professor Griffin, and the Yankee Yogi, he was an author, comedian,
conjurer, contortionist, dancer, fire-eater, hypnotist,
illusionist, lecturer, magician, newspaper owner, publisher, sword
swallower, and yogi. His account of life on the road with the Wild
West show, published here for the first time since its release in
1908, opens a window on a vanished world. In addition to line
drawings and photographs from the original book, Chris Dixon
provides an introduction and annotations for historical context.
Griffin's story of traveling with Buffalo Bill in Europe from 1903
to 1906 presents a fascinating picture of a quintessentially
American character. At the same time it offers a vision of the
nation on the verge of nationalism, imperialism, and an emerging
global mass culture.
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