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Topping the bill; Ross Reyburn discovers a new book on Wild West legend Buffalo Bill that reveals the showman as having had a tough time winning over a football crazy Birmingham.
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The Birmingham Post (England)
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March 24, 2001
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2001 Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Ross Reyburn
Has a stranger train ever arrived in Birmingham? On November 4, 1887, the Wild West came to the city when a locomotive steamed into the West Midlands industrial heartland with carriages containing 100 cowboys, 94 Indians, a dozen covered wagons, Indian wigwams and an assortment of horses, mules, elk and buffalo.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show was proving a barnstorming success in Britain. At Earl's Court, more than 21/1 million Londoners had gathered to see the show that was part of American's contribution to Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee ...
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