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OverviewHow the gladiatorial games of ancient Rome appeared on the Texas frontier. From 1895 to 1913, promoters on the Texas-Mexico border imported a variety of large mammals from around the world to pit them against one another in interspecies combat. Lions fought bears, an elephant took on a bull, and one promoter released a tiger, a bull, and a bear into the same cage at the same time. Human combatants occasionally entered the fray, from a rodeo pioneer who squared off against an elk to a bullfighter who took on a buffalo. Vaudeville showmen supplied livestock, sensationalistic newspapers drove ticket sales, and Progressive Era animal rights groups lobbied to shut down the spectacle. Bradley Folsom gives an account of the epic border battles, both in and out of the cage, which tell the story of a time when Texas was a rising economic power and Mexico verged on revolution. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bradley FolsomPublisher: History Press Imprint: History Press Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.60cm Weight: 0.358kg ISBN: 9781467155335ISBN 10: 1467155330 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 05 February 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationBradley Folsom is an award-winning author and history professor who specializes in the Texas-Mexico borderlands. He enjoys true crime and solving historical mysteries. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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