Buffalo Bill Cody: An Autobiography

Buffalo Bill Cody: An Autobiography
ISBN-10
1495370070
ISBN-13
9781495370076
Series
Buffalo Bill Cody
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
194
Language
English
Published
2014-01-30
Publisher
CreateSpace
Authors
Buffalo Bill, Buffalo Bill Cody

Description

"Buffalo Bill" Cody got his nickname after the American Civil War when he had a contract to supply Kansas Pacific Railroad workers with buffalo meat. Cody served as a soldier in the Civil War and as Chief of Scouts for the Third Cavalry during the Plains Wars. He claimed to have had many jobs, including as a trapper, bullwhacker, "Fifty-Niner" in Colorado, a Pony Express rider in 1860, wagonmaster, stagecoach driver, and a hotel manager. Buffalo Bill became world famous for his Wild West Shows, which toured in Great Britain and Europe. Audiences were enthusiastic about seeing a piece of the American West. The adventure story writer Emilio Salgari met Buffalo Bill in Italy, saw his show, and later featured him as a hero in some of his novels.

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