Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill
William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Codywas an American scout, bison hunter, and showman. He was born in Le Claire, Iowa Territory, but he lived for several years in his father's hometown in Canada before the family again moved to the Kansas Territory...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCelebrity
Date of Birth26 February 1846
CountryUnited States of America
character students custer
General Custer was a close observer and student of personal character.
character men feet
Wild Bill was a strange character. In person he was about six feet and one inch in height. He was a Plains-man in every sense of the word.
strong loneliness character
But the West of the old times, with its strong characters, its stern battles and its tremendous stretches of loneliness, can never be blotted from my mind.
thinking my-time
I began to think my time had come, as the saying is.
years two ponies
Excitement was plentiful during my two years' service as a Pony Express rider.
numbers miles command
Major North and myself went out in advance of the command several miles and killed a number of buffaloes.
reservations indian
Indians were frequently off their reservations.
rivers safe lasts
After crossing the Smoky Hill River, I felt comparatively safe as this was the last stream I had to cross.
summer country home
The first presentation of my show was given in May, 1883, at Omaha, which I had then chosen as my home. From there we made our first summer tour, visiting practically every important city in the country.
men broken dying
The cholera had broken out at the post, and five or six men were dying daily.
home wife west
My wife was delighted with the home I had given her amid the prairies of the far west.
iowa world february
My debut upon the world's stage occurred on February 26, 1845, in the State of Iowa.
firsts determined plans
My first plan of escape having failed, I now determined upon another.
men newspapers knows
Washington newspaper men know everything.