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Blistered Feet and Catlin’s Indian Show Reveal Wild West Fame
The article recalls Catlin the painter and his Indian troupe’s European tour, highlighting Blistered Feet, a medicine man who perched atop roofs and hotels, performing in an Eagle Dance. It notes provocative placards, a striptease in a wilderness setting, and Disraeli’s breakfast invitation, illustrating the fad and folly of 1840s show business and its fleeting fame.
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Ringling
Toa Linffalo
Bill
L.de
George Catlin
Europe
Picaquilly Way
Lonoa
Jon Showmas
Catlin
Kbis
America
Disraeli
Disraeeli
Mr. Disraeli
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