Buffalo Bill: Last of the Great Scouts: The Life Story of Colonel William F. Cody
by Helen Cody Wetmore, Zane Grey
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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. Bill's sister, Helen Cody Wetmore, has written an show more 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. show lessTags
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Well written collection of family stories told by Helen, Bill's little sister, who clearly admires her brother and his role in creating the image of the American West held by many.
well I have finished this book and have mixed feeling. Most of those mixed feelings come from our perception of the times when the west was being conquered and settled by the white man. Ms. Cody Wetmore is certainly proud of her brother Buffalo Bill she touts the praises of him at every page. It is interesting to see him progress fro a young boy of 8 years old to a showman carrying his shows of American West to Europe.
The descriptions of the "red man" are mixed... she shows respect for several chiefs and even suggests that much of the problems between white and red were caused by the American government of the time not honoring their treaties. But then she discusses the slaughter of hostiles. and praises General Custer as a family show more friend... so it is mixed... but then we are not living in those times and have the benefit of historical hindsight.
A decent read, You gain a different insight into Buffalo Bill Cody but also Wild Bill Hickok and other notables of the west... indian and white.... you also gain an insight of white America spreading civilization into a savage land... or that is how they see it anyway show less
The descriptions of the "red man" are mixed... she shows respect for several chiefs and even suggests that much of the problems between white and red were caused by the American government of the time not honoring their treaties. But then she discusses the slaughter of hostiles. and praises General Custer as a family show more friend... so it is mixed... but then we are not living in those times and have the benefit of historical hindsight.
A decent read, You gain a different insight into Buffalo Bill Cody but also Wild Bill Hickok and other notables of the west... indian and white.... you also gain an insight of white America spreading civilization into a savage land... or that is how they see it anyway show less
Wish there was still that kind of life and adventure available somewhere on the continent.
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Zane Grey was born Pearl Zane Gray in 1872, in Zanesville, Ohio. He studied dentistry at the University of Pennsylvania, married Lina Elise Roth in 1905, then moved his family west where he began to write novels. The author of 86 books, he is today considered the father of the Western genre, with its heady romances and mysterious outlaws. Riders show more of the Purple Sage (1912) brought Grey his greatest popular acclaim. Other notable titles include The Light of Western Stars (1914) and The Vanishing American (1925). An extremely prolific writer, he often completed three novels a year, while his publisher would issue only one at a time. Twenty-five of his novels were published posthumously. His last, The Reef Girl, was published in 1977. Zane Grey died of heart failure on October 23 in Altadena, California, in 1939. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Buffalo Bill: Hero of the Wild West; Buffalo Bill: Last of the Great Scouts: The Life Story of Colonel William F. Cody
- Original title
- Buffalo Bill: Last of the Great Scouts: The Life Story of Colonel William F. Cody
- Original publication date
- 1899
- People/Characters
- Buffalo Bill Cody; Wild Bill Hickok; George Armstrong Custer
- Important places
- Nebraska, USA
- Important events
- Killing Chief Yellow Hand; The Pony Express
- Dedication
- To the memory of a mother whose christian character still lives a hallowed influence.
- First words
- Preface: In presenting this volume to the public the writer has a twofold purpose.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And here, in the shadow of the Rockies, yet in the very "light of things," it is his wish to finish his days as be began them, in opening up for those who come after him the great regions of the still undeveloped Wes, and in poring over the lesson learned as a boy on the plains:
"That nature never did betray
The heart that loved her."
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- English
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- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
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