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William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (1846- 1917) was an American soldier, bison hunter, and showman. Buffalo Bill started working at the age of eleven, after his father's death, and became a rider for the Pony Express at age 15. During the American Civil War, he served the Union from 1863 to the end of the war in 1865. Later he served as a civilian scout for the US Army during the Indian Wars, receiving the Medal of Honor in 1872.One of the ...

Excerpt from The Adventures of Buffalo BillMan Of the brave Old days. When, in 1883, Cody gave up his roving life and organized the Wild West Show it meant that the Wild West itself was gone for good and all. TO gether with Boone, Crockett, and Carson his life rounds out the century of continental occupation, counting from the year Boone crossed the mountains into Kentucky to the final completion Of the Union Pacific Rail way. Boone was born i...

He was riding as fast as his pony could go through a ravine one day when there sprang out in front of him in the narrow track a man with his rifle at his shoulder. Young Cody knew enough to know that the man had what was called the "drop" on him. There was nothing to do but pull up and await events. It was a white man-a desperado of the plains. He told the boy that he meant him no harm, but that he wanted the money in the bag. -from "The Pony...

Excerpt from The Adventures of Buffalo BillMan Of the brave Old days. When, in 1883, Cody gave up his roving life and organized the Wild West Show it meant that the Wild West itself was gone for good and all. TO gether with Boone, Crockett, and Carson his life rounds out the century of continental occupation, counting from the year Boone crossed the mountains into Kentucky to the final completion Of the Union Pacific Rail way. Boone was born i...