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Buffalo Bill's own story of his life and deeds : this autobiography tells in his own graphic words the wonderful story of his heroic career : his autobiography is brought up to date including a full account of his death and burial / written by his boy-hood chum and life-long friend, William Lightfoot Visscher, LL. B., historian and poet, author of "The Pony Express," "Away out yonder," "A knight of the west," et cetera, et cetera : the whole comprising an authentic history of many incidents inseparably interwoven with the exploration, settlement and development of the Great Western Plains : illustrated with rare engravings and photographs.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917, author.
- Visscher, William Lightfoot, 1842-1924, author.
- Series:
- Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920.
- Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.).
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (352 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations, portraits.
- Edition:
- Memorial edition.
- Other Title:
- Buffalo Bill's own story of his life and deeds : his thrilling experiences as scout and hunter on the western plains and pioneer life among the American Indians
- Place of Publication:
- [Chicago] : Homewood press, [1917]
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- "His story shows his devotion to duty as a child when supporting his widowed mother, his valuable services to the government while riding in the famous "Pony Express" and vividly portrays his thrilling experiences as hunter and scout while acting as guide to the army and trains of prairie schooners-- his many hair-breadth escapes in his fights with Indians, desperadoes and while hunting buffalo and other wild animals, as well as his later triumphs in conducting the tours of his great wild west exhibition in the United States and Europe."
- Reproduction of the original from the American Antiquarian Society.
- OCLC:
- 937010942
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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