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
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.
character students custer
General Custer was a close observer and student of personal character.
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.
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.
gun men thinking
Well, Bill [Bill Hickok] was a pretty good shot. But he could not shoot as quick as half a dozen men we all knew in those days, nor as straight either. But Bill was cool, and the men who he went up against were rattled, I guess. Bill beat them to it. He made up his mind to kill the other man before the other man had finished thinking.