Final answer:
Buffalo Bill Cody presented a mythologized and dramatized version of the American West in his Wild West Show, simplifying its history and captivating audiences with cowboy skills and 'Indian attacks'.
Explanation:
Buffalo Bill Cody presented the West through his Wild West Show that commercialized and mythologized the cowboy lifestyle, appealing to audiences with displays of horsemanship, sharpshooting, and rodeo skills. The show included sentimental Western history combined with vaudeville entertainment, simplifying the complexities of Western history into a spectacle that substituted for the real history of the American West. Audiences were enthralled by the dramatized 'Indian attacks' and displays of the cavalry 'rounding up' Native Americans in a show of valor and entertainment.
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