Buffalo Bill's America : William Cody and the Wild West Show / Louis S. Warren.
2005
F594.B94 W37 2005
Available at Special Collections
Items
Details
Title
Buffalo Bill's America : William Cody and the Wild West Show / Louis S. Warren.
Author
Warren, Louis S.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
0375412166 (hardcover)
9780375412165 (hardcover)
0375726586
9780375726583
9780375412165 (hardcover)
0375726586
9780375726583
Imprint
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
Language
English
Description
xvi, 652 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Call Number
F594.B94 W37 2005
Dewey Decimal Classification
978/.02/092
B
B
Summary
"William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody was the most famous American of his age. He claimed to have worked for the Pony Express when only a boy and to have scouted for General George Custer. But what was his real story? And how did a frontiersman become a worldwide celebrity? In this prize-winning biography, acclaimed author Louis S. Warren explains not only how Cody exaggerated his real experience as an army scout and buffalo hunter, but also how that experience inspired him to create the gigantic, traveling spectacle known as Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A dazzling mix of Indians, cowboys, and vaqueros, they performed on two continents for three decades, offering a surprisingly modern view of the United States and a remarkably democratic version of its history. This definitive biography reveals the genius of America's greatest showman, and the startling history of the American West that drove him and his performers to the world stage."--Publisher's website.
Explores the life and times 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 cultural context of his era.
Explores the life and times 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 cultural context of his era.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Awards
American Historical Association Albert A. Beveridge Award, 2006.
Western History Association Caughey-Western History Association Prize, 2006.
Western History Association Caughey-Western History Association Prize, 2006.
Available in Other Form
Buffalo Bill's America.
Linked Resources
Sample text
Table of contents
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Klappentext
Table of contents
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Klappentext
Record Appears in
On-Campus Resources > Books
All Resources
All Resources
Table of Contents
I: Pony express
The attack on the settler's cabin
The village ... the cyclone
With the prince of pistoleers
Guide and scout
Buffalo hunt
II: Theater star
Indians, horses
Domesticating the wild west
The drama of civilization: visual play and moral ambiguity
Wild west London
Broncho Charlie Miller
Wild west Europe
Ghost dance
Standing bear
Cowboys, Indians, and the artful deceptions of race
Buffalo Bill's America
The Johnson brothers
III: Empire of the home
Showdown in Cheyenne
Adele Von Ohl Parker
End of the trail.
The attack on the settler's cabin
The village ... the cyclone
With the prince of pistoleers
Guide and scout
Buffalo hunt
II: Theater star
Indians, horses
Domesticating the wild west
The drama of civilization: visual play and moral ambiguity
Wild west London
Broncho Charlie Miller
Wild west Europe
Ghost dance
Standing bear
Cowboys, Indians, and the artful deceptions of race
Buffalo Bill's America
The Johnson brothers
III: Empire of the home
Showdown in Cheyenne
Adele Von Ohl Parker
End of the trail.