Buffalo Bill Cody: The Man Who Shaped the Wild West Legend

ISBN-13: 9780786499533 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 244 str.

Lew Freedman

Opis

William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody rose from humble origins in Iowa to become one of the most famous and most photographed people in the world. Cody's most important legacy may be how he shaped the world's enduring views of the American West. This biography is a fresh look at the life of Buffalo Bill.

Spis treści

• Introduction
• Becoming Buffalo Bill
• The Codys of Iowa
• The Pony Express
• Wars
• Cody and Custer
• The Mrs.
• The Persuasive Mr. Buntline
• Medal of Honor
• Rodeo and Wild West Beginnings
• 10. The Wild West Goes Wild
• 11. Sitting Bull
• 12. Annie Oakley
• 13. Love 'Em and Leave 'Em
• 14. The Wild West Is the Toast of Europe and Everywhere Else
• 15. Indians
• 16. A Congress of Rough Riders
• 17. Divorce Trials
• 18. Cody, Wyoming
• 19. The Death of the Great Showman
• 20. Buffalo Bill's Legacy
• Chapter Notes
• Bibliography
• Index