Buffalo Bill lives deep in American legend. A Kansas-bred farm boy, he went on to become a renowned trapper and hunter, army scout, Indian fighter, and finally a world showman and celebrity. As a man of the Wild West, he became known as a larger-than-life buffalo hunter. As an army scout, he earned [...]
An illuminating study of the life and times of William "Buffalo Bill" Cody examines the accomplishments and self-inventions of the colorful Pony Express rider, trapper, Civil War soldier, professional buffalo hunter, Indian fighter, cavalry scout, actor, and dime-novel hero within the social and cul[...]
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA.
"An excellent book based on exhaustive research and written with fresh insight. It is a spellbinding accomplishment and brings both the man and his era to life. . . . It is an extraordinary achievement."
Arizona Daily Star "Carter presents this astounding tale in a very balanced fashion, p[...]
Concentrates on the boyhood of Bill Cody, Pony Express rider, scout, showman, and buffalo hunter.
William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody was the entertainment industry's first international celebrity, achieving worldwide stardom with his travelling Wild West show. For three decades he operated and appeared in various incarnations of "the western world's greatest travelling attraction," enthralling audie[...]
Now that the West is no longer so wild, it's easy to dismiss Buffalo Bill Cody's world-famous Wild West shows as promoters of stereotypes and cliches. But looking at this unique American genre from the Native American point of view provides thought-provoking new perspectives. Focusing on the experie[...]
For more than thirty years, William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody entertained audiences across the United States and Europe with his Wild West show. Scores of books have been written about Cody's fabled career as a showman, but his involvement in the film industry--following the dissolution of his travelin[...]
The first famous American to erase the boundary between real history and entertainment.A century ago, Buffalo Billâs Wild West Show enthralled millions of spectators in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Billboards everywhere made William Cody, the showâs originator and star, a world-r[...]
The Great Plains Guide to Buffalo Bill follows the life of one of the Wild West's most legendary heroes, taking readers on a unique, informative tour of the residences, forts, battlefields, and other sites that interpret Cody's life on the Great Plains. Each chapter focuses on a period in Cody's lif[...]
The little known story of the unlikely friendship of two famous figures of the American West--Buffalo Bill Cody and Sitting Bull--told through their time in Cody's Wild West show in the 1880s. It was in Brooklyn, New York, in 1883 that William F. Cody--known across the land as Buffalo Bill--conceive[...]
Everyone knows the name Buffalo Bill, but few these days know what he did or, in some cases, didn't do. Was he a Pony Express rider? Did he serve Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn? Did he scalp countless Native Americans, or did he defend their rights?This, the first significant biography of B[...]
A Shifter U TaleA smitten coyote isn't the only one stalking Buffalo Bill. A buffalo walks into a cafe. Sounds like the start of a bad joke, but for coyote shifter Donnie Granger, it's the beginning of an obsession. Donnie is a little hyperactive and a lot distractible, except when it comes to Willi[...]
This is the exciting life story of "Buffalo Bill" Cody and his Wild West Show Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colourful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used bot[...]
William F. Cody levde ett mycket spännande liv och det mesta ryms i denna självbiografi. Han var redan som ung en mycket skicklig ryttare och fick många uppdrag som spejare och depeschryttare inom militären. Han kom att kallas "Buffalo Bill" och reste runt hela Amerika med sin vilda västern-cir[...]
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Nu kommer äntligen den tredje och avslutande delen i trilogin om Ulfs barndom där Percy är en av huvudpersonerna. Den första delen i trilogin är Min vän Percys magiska gymnastikskor, den andra delen är[...]
Min vän Percy, Buffalo Bill och jag är den tredje och avslutande delen i trilogin om Ulfs barndom där Percy är en av huvudpersonerna. Den första delen i trilogin är Min vän Percys magiska gymnastikskor, den andra delen är Min vän shejken i Stureby.
Det är sommar, platsen är Möja, [...]