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
fighting men giving
The greatest of all the Sioux in my time, or in any time for that matter, was that wonderful old fighting man, Sitting Bull, whose life will some day be written by a historian who can really give him his due.
thinking my-time
I began to think my time had come, as the saying is.
numbers miles command
Major North and myself went out in advance of the command several miles and killed a number of buffaloes.
men broken dying
The cholera had broken out at the post, and five or six men were dying daily.
father home leaving
With the help of a friend I got father into a wagon, when the crowd had gone. I held his head in my lap during the ride home. I believed he was mortally wounded. He had been stabbed down through the kidneys, leaving an ugly wound.
heart my-heart
Springfield has always had a place in my heart.
whiskey investment liquor
We got more provisions for our whiskey than the same money, which we paid for the liquor, would have bought; so after all it proved a very profitable investment.
tails found lodges
I found Spotted Tail's lodge. He invited me to enter.
running risk enemy
I had many enemies among the Sioux; I would be running considerable risk in meeting them.
soldier united-states proud
The Indians were well mounted and felt proud and elated because they had been made United States soldiers.
horse track buffalo
I had the best buffalo horse that ever made a track.
horse way guides
As a good horse is not very apt to jump over a bank, if left to guide himself, I let mine pick his own way.
cattle crossing driver great plains several wagon worked
He herded cattle and worked as a driver on a wagon train, crossing the Great Plains several times,
home roaming-around long
My restless, roaming spirit would not allow me to remain at home very long.