Buffalo Bill Cody The Man Behind the Legend

Name: Buffalo Bill Cody The Man Behind the Legend
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ISBN: 9780471077800

ISBN-10: 0471077801

ISBN-13: 9780471077800

Edition: 2000

Authors: Robert A. Carter

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In this work, the author tells the story of Buffalo Bill, buffalo hunter, US Army scout, Indian fighter, and finally master showman who conceived the world famous Wild West Exhibitions travelling show.

Book details

List price: $26.50
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/9/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 5.71" wide x 9.02" long x 1.33" tall
Weight: 1.518
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction: "Where Council Fires Gleamed"



The Cody (or Was It Coady?) Family Tree



"The Youngest Indian Slayer on the Plains"



The Dark Side of "Manifest Destiny"



"The Swift Phantom of the Desert"



From Horse Thief to Cavalry Scout



Cody Takes a Shot at Domestic Life



Scouting with Sheridan



The Battle of Summit Springs



"Buffalo Bill, the King of Border Men"



More Fame--and the Medal of Honor



Triumph--and Tragedy



"More Like Fiction than Reality"



"The Vastly Enlarged and Reorganized Wild West"



"Purely and Distinctively American"



Crossing the "Big Water"



The Last of the Indian Wars



"A Congress of Rough Riders"



"On the Threshold of 1900"



The Old Scout on "His Native Heath"



"The Man Who Broke My Heart"


Epilogue: The Legacy


Source Notes


Bibliography


Index