Last of the Great Scouts (Buffalo Bill)
Title | Last of the Great Scouts (Buffalo Bill) PDF eBook |
Author | Helen Cody Wetmore |
Publisher | |
Pages | 360 |
Release | 1918 |
Genre | Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show |
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The story of William F. Cody, known as the legendary Buffalo Bill. Born in a log cabin in Iowa, he was a buffalo hunter, stagecoach driver, Pony Express rider, Civil War soldier, and a scout for the U.S. army before beginning his career as the star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, which electrified audiences around the world from 1883 to 1917. Bill's sister, Helen Cody Wetmore writes an affectionate biography that recalls both the man and the legend, his colorful personality and ironic wit, as well as his celebrated international status. Before becoming a showman, Cody tried his luck as a land speculator, a hotelkeeper, and a justice of the peace. These pages also show the author herself growing up on the wild frontier. "Buffalo Bill" introduces us to an unforgettable and controversial figure in American frontier history.
Last of the Great Scouts
Title | Last of the Great Scouts PDF eBook |
Author | Helen Cody Wetmore |
Publisher | Blurb |
Pages | 96 |
Release | 2019-02-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780368291685 |
This edition of Last of the Great Scouts The Life Story of William F. Cody Buffalo Bill by Helen Cody Wetmore is given by Ashed Phoenix - Million Book Edition
The Last of the Plainsmen and Last of the Great Scouts
Title | The Last of the Plainsmen and Last of the Great Scouts PDF eBook |
Author | Zane Grey |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 545 |
Release | 2015-06-02 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0765381494 |
The Last of the Plainsmen This historical novel chronicles the last mission of the last of the plainsmen. The Last of the Great Scouts The life story of Colonel William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill." Few other characters make a stronger appeal to the American imagination than Buffalo Bill.
Last of the Great Scouts (Buffalo Bill).
Title | Last of the Great Scouts (Buffalo Bill). PDF eBook |
Author | Helen Cody Wetmore |
Publisher | |
Pages | 398 |
Release | 1901 |
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Last of the Great Scouts
Title | Last of the Great Scouts PDF eBook |
Author | Zane Grey |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 1996-07-15 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0812563549 |
Buffalo Bill lived to become a legend of the Old West, the symbol of America's wild frontier. here is the true story of his adventures, told by his sister.
Buffalo Bill, Last of the Great Scouts
Title | Buffalo Bill, Last of the Great Scouts PDF eBook |
Author | Helen Cody Wetmore |
Publisher | U of Nebraska Press |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 2003-01-01 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780803298347 |
Buffalo Bill: Last of the Great Scouts is the entertaining and fascinating story of William F. Cody, known to millions for over a century as the legendary Buffalo Bill. Born in a log cabin in Iowa, he was a buffalo hunter, stagecoach driver, Pony Express rider, Civil War soldier, and a scout for the U.S. army before beginning his career as the star of Buffalo Bill?s Wild West, which electrified audiences around the world from 1883 to 1917. ø Bill?s sister, Helen Cody Wetmore, has written an affectionate biography that recalls fully both the man and the legend, his colorful personality and ironic wit, as well as his celebrated international status. Some of her anecdotes read like the dime novels they were probably based on, but others provide fascinating glimpses of frontier life. Before becoming a showman, Cody tried his luck as a land speculator, a hotelkeeper, and a justice of the peace. These pages also show the author herself growing up on the wild frontier. Humorous and informative, Buffalo Bill introduces us to an unforgettable and controversial figure in American frontier history. ø This commemorative edition includes the full text of the original 1899 edition, a foreword and afterword by novelist Zane Grey, illustrations by Frederic Remington, E. W. Deming, and Rosa Bonheur from a rare 1903 edition, and an introduction by scholar Joy S. Kasson.
Last of the Great Scouts (Buffalo Bill)
Title | Last of the Great Scouts (Buffalo Bill) PDF eBook |
Author | Helen Cody Wetmore |
Publisher | |
Pages | 333 |
Release | 1899 |
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