The life of Hon. William F. Cody, known as Buffalo Bill / William F. Cody ; edited and with an introduction by Frank Christianson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.

Contributor:

Christianson, Frank.

Series:

Papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody.

The papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Biography.

Pioneers.

Scouts (Reconnaissance)--West (U.S.)--Biography.

Scouts (Reconnaissance).

Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.).

Frontier and pioneer life.

Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.

Buffalo Bill.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1169 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Life of Honorable William F. Cody, known as Buffalo Bill

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What we know of Buffalo Bill Cody (1846–1917) is more myth than man. Yet the stage persona that took audiences by storm was based on the very real encounters of William F. Cody with the American West. This autobiography, infused with the drama of dime novels and stage melodramas that would transform the author into an American icon, recounts a boy’s move to the Kansas territory, where his father hoped to homestead, and his subsequent life on the frontier, following his career from trapper to buffalo hunter to Army scout, guide, and Indian fighter. Written when Cody was thirty-three years old, this life story captures both the hard reality of frontier life and the sensational image to which a boy of the time might aspire: the Indian fights, buffalo hunting, and Pony Express escapades that popular history contributed to the myth-making of Buffalo Bill. It is this movement between the personal and the mythic, plain facts and tall tales, William F. Cody and Buffalo Bill, that gives this autobiography its fascination and its power. Based on the original 1879 edition, this volume provides a new introduction, historical materials, and twenty-six additional images. It reveals both the William F. Cody of personal history and the Buffalo Bill of American mythology—and, finally, the curious reality that partakes of both. For information about the Buffalo Bill Cody archive, visit www.codyarchive.org.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Illustrations

Series Editor's Preface

Editor's Introduction

A Note on the Text

Acknowledgments

William F. Cody's Life: A Chronology

The Life of Hon. William F. Cody,Known as Buffalo Bill

Appendix 1: Cody andVisual Culture

Appendix 2: Letters

Appendix 3: Cody and Celebrity

Notes

Select Bibliography

Index

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613596215

9781280547119

1280547111

9780803271340

0803271344

OCLC:

797825769