Buffalo Bill Cody: The Man Who Shaped the Wild West Legend
- ISBN-10
- 1476640068
- ISBN-13
- 9781476640068
- Series
- Buffalo Bill Cody
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 244
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-09-17
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Author
- Lew Freedman
Description
William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody (1846-1917) rose from humble origins in Iowa to become one of the most famous and most photographed people in the world. He became a leading scout during the American Indian Wars, winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, and a renowned show business fixture whose traveling Wild West exhibitions played to millions of spectators the world over for 30 years. He hobnobbed with presidents, kings, queens and European heads of state, befriending many legendary individuals of the West, from General George Armstrong Custer and Sitting Bull to Wild Bill Hickok and Annie Oakley. Aside from these achievements, Cody's most important legacy may be how he shaped the world's enduring views of the American West through his shows, which he considered to be educational events rather than entertainment. This biography is a fresh look at the life of Buffalo Bill.
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