Buffalo Bill and His Wild West: A Pictorial Biography

by Robin May and Joseph G. Rosa

Book Overview

Who more than Buffalo Bill symbolizes the American West? William Frederick Cody (1846-1917) personified, packaged, and perpetuated the myth of the Wild West. This lively biography documents fully the events of his extraordinary career as a buffalo hunter, army scout, freighter, and guide on the Great Plains, and as a showman on two continents. More than 150 fully captioned historic photographs--many never before published--depict Buffalo Bill from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700603999
• ISBN13: 9780700603992
• Release Date: June 1989
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 9.0"