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Loading... Buffalo Bill's Story of the Wild Westby Buffalo Bill,
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Buffalo Bill's account of how the West was won and the frontier settled. Includes biographies of Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, Kit Carson, and Buffalo Bill. Featuring vivid accounts of the Battle of the Alamo, Custer's Last Stand, and other unforgettable events. No library descriptions found. |
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 Google Books — Loading...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)978.020922History and Geography North America Western U.S. 19th Century BiographyLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |
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Wikipedia in English
Story of the Wild West and Camp-Fire Chats by Buffalo Bill (Hon. W.F. Cody).
A full and complete History of the Renowned Pioneer quartette, Boone, Crocket, Carson and Buffalo Bill. Replete with Graphic Description of Wild Life and Thrilling Adventures by Famous Heroes of the Frontier.
A Record of Exciting Events on the Western Borders Pushed Westward to the Sea; Massacres, Desperate Battles, Extraordinary Bravery, Marvelous Fortitude, Astounding Heroism, Grand Hunts, Savage Encounters, Adventures by Flood and Field, Rollicking Anecdotes, Tales of Sorrow, Droll Stories, Curious Escapades, and a Melodrama of Civilization in its March over Mountains and Prairies to the Pacific.
Including a Description of Buffalo Bill's Conquests in England with his Wild West Exhibition, where Royalty from all the European Nations paid him a Generous Homage and made his Wonderful Show the Greatest Success of Modern Times.
Superbly Illustrated with 250 Original Illustrations, made especially for the book.
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I bought this one for the lurid cover (mine is turquoise and red; must upload a copy when I can remember to do it) and bombastic title. The title page, as quoted above, should be sufficient to explain why I tagged this one as historical fiction rather than history.