Last of the Great Scouts

by Helen Cody Wetmore

Overview

The boy who became Buffalo Bill got his first job as a mule driver on the bleak Kansas plains, then became a Pony Express rider, a cavalry scout, an Indian figher, a buffalo hunter for the railroads, and a world-famous "Wild West Show" celebrity. Buffalo Bill Cody lived to become a symbol of the Old West, the symbol of America's wild frontier.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781022980655
Publisher:	Anson Street Press
Publication date:	03/28/2025
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Bill's sister, Helen Cody Wetmore, has written an 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.
Helen died in 1911.