| Description |
1 online resource (xlix, 529 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates) : illustrations (1 color), facsimile, maps, portraits |
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The papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody |
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Papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody.
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| Contents |
Series editor's preface -- Editor's introduction -- A note on the text -- William F. Cody's life: a chronology -- The life of Hon. William F. Cody, known as Buffalo Bill: Childhood; Early influences; Boy days in Kansas; Youthful experiences; In business; Hard times; Accidents and escapes; Adventures on the overland road; Fast driving; Questionable proceedings; A soldier; A wedding; A millionaire; Earning a title; Champion buffalo killer; A courier; An appointment; Scouting; A tough time; An exciting chase; A military expedition; A desperate fight; Administering justice; Hunting expeditions; Hunting with a grand duke; Sight-seeing; Honors; An actor; Starring; A return to the plains; Dangerous work; Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Cody and visual culture -- Appendix 2: Letters -- Appendix 3: Cody and celebrity -- Notes |
| Summary |
What we know of Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917) is more myth than man. Yet the stage persona that took audiences by storm was based on the very real encounters of William F. Cody with the American West. This autobiography, infused with the drama of dime novels and stage melodramas that would transform the author into an American icon, recounts a boy's move to the Kansas territory, where his father hoped to homestead, and his subsequent life on the frontier, following his career from trapper to buffalo hunter to Army scout, guide, and Indian fighter. Written when Cody was thirty-three years old |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
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| SUBJECT |
Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917
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Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917 fast |
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Pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography
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Scouts (Reconnaissance) -- West (U.S.) -- Biography
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Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
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Frontier and pioneer life
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Pioneers
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Scouts (Reconnaissance)
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West United States
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autobiographies (literary works)
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Autobiographies
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Biographies
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Christianson, Frank, editor, writer of introduction
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| ISBN |
9780803271340 |
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0803271344 |
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