Readers travel on back trails of the Old West with the legendary Buffalo Bill as their guide in this thrilling memoir of frontier life. The author reminisces about buffalo hunts, Indian life, stagecoach travel, and the Pony Express as well famous acquaintances such as Hickock, Sherman, Sheridan, and Custer. Illustrations by N. C. Wyeth.
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A wise man once said, "The story of your life isn't your life, it's your story." That was never more true than with Buffalo Bill Cody, who here serves up many a campfire tale about his adventures as a buffalo hunter, scout for General Custer, Indian fighter, and showman. In addition to the tall tales, Cody's 1920 reminiscences are illustrated by N.C. Wyeth. Great fun.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This is an interesting book about William F. Cody, known popularly as Buffalo Bill, as told by himself. Hunter, guide, scout for the U.S. Army, and ultimately a showman, he tells about his adventures in a straight descriptive style. I found the first half of the book the most interesting, as he tells of his childhood and development. The many subsequent adventures are often fascinating. His various adventures and undertakings gradually take on a similarity from one chapter to the next, and the book gradually loses momentum. Cody expresses little if any sympathy about the massive buffalo killing that took place during his time, some for pure sport rather than for food gathering. Also, in the descriptions of his participation in wars against the American Indians, I found little if any sympathy for their situation. The book must be read with the knowledge that he was, after all, a hunter and army scout, in a century when nothing was going to stand in the way of the development and expansion of the country.
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