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PublisherUniversity of Texas Press
ISBN-10029270917X
ISBN-139780292709171
eBay Product ID (ePID)25038249709
Product Key Features
Book TitleBuffalo Bill and Sitting Bull : Inventing the Wild West
Number of Pages502 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Outdoor Skills, Adventurers & Explorers, General, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, United States / General
Publication Year2002
GenreSports & Recreation, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorBobby Bridger
Book SeriesM. K. Brown Range Life Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight30.8 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2002-004974
Dewey Edition21
Series Volume Number21
Dewey DecimalB
Table Of ContentIntroduction- Prologue- Chapter One. The Rainbow Trail- Chapter Two. The Scouts- Chapter Three. The Pony Express- Chapter Four. Destiny- Chapter Five. The Indian Wars- Chapter Six. Pahaska Becomes Buffalo Bill- Chapter Seven. Chief of Scouts- Chapter Eight. The Trail to Summit Springs- Chapter Nine. Dime Novels- Chapter Ten. Magicians from Mythology- Chapter Eleven. Troding the Boards- Chapter Twelve. The Duel with Yellow Hand- Chapter Thirteen. Grandmother's Land- Chapter Fourteen. The Wild West- Chapter Fifteen. Grandmother England- Chapter Sixteen. Arrows of Light- Chapter Seventeen. Absaroka- Chapter Eighteen. Pahaska Had a Strong Heart- Notes
SynopsisArmy scout, buffalo hunter, Indian fighter, and impresario of the world-renowned "Wild West Show," William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody lived the real American West and also helped create the "West of the imagination." Born in 1846, he took part in the great westward migration, hunted the buffalo, and made friends among the Plains Indians, who gave him the name Pahaska (long hair). But as the frontier closed and his role in "winning the West" passed into legend, Buffalo Bill found himself becoming the symbol of the destruction of the buffalo and the American Indian. Deeply dismayed, he spent the rest of his life working to save the remaining buffalo and to preserve Plains Indian culture through his Wild West shows. This biography of William Cody focuses on his lifelong relationship with Plains Indians, a vital part of his life story that, surprisingly, has been seldom told. Bobby Bridger draws on many historical accounts and Cody's own memoirs to show how deeply intertwined Cody's life was with the Plains Indians. In particular, he demonstrates that the Lakota and Cheyenne were active cocreators of the Wild West shows, which helped them preserve the spiritual essence of their culture in the reservation era while also imparting something of it to white society in America and Europe. This dual story of Buffalo Bill and the Plains Indians clearly reveals how one West was lost, and another born, within the lifetime of one remarkable man., This biography of William Cody focuses on his lifelong relationship with Plains Indians, a vital part of his life story that, surprisingly, has been seldom told.
LC Classification NumberF594.C68B75 2002
