The life of Hon. William F. Cody, known as Buffalo Bill /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917 (Author)
Other Authors: Christianson, Frank (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2011.
Series:Papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody.
Subjects:
Buffalo Bill, > 1846-1917.
Buffalo Bill, > 1846-1917
Pioneers > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Scouts (Reconnaissance) > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Frontier and pioneer life
Pioneers
Scouts (Reconnaissance)
West United States
Autobiography
Biography
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies
Biographies
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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