Bufaflo Bill from Prairie to Palace (The Papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody)
Автор:John M. Burke Год: 2012 Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: 367 ISBN: 0803243898 Advance man, press agent, and publicist extraordinaire, John M. Burke (1842a??1917) was instrumental in turning William F. Cody into the iconic persona of Buffalo Bill. And with this biography, published in 1893, Burke put the finishing touches on the legend that persists to this day. This new, definitive edition includes the full text and all the photographs and line drawings of Burkea??s original, while providing critical background on the literary sources, historical characters, and events that figure in the work.With a??a few plain truths, unadorned,a?? Burke purported to give a frank account of Buffalo Billa??s life. Hostile Indians, gunfights, cattle stampedes: Codya??s Wild West was fraught with peril at every turn. This a??Chevalier Bayard of American Bordermena?? exemplified courage and daring while often narrowly escaping certain death and earned the respect and admiration of not only his fellow frontiersman but also European royalty. Burke recounts Codya??s duel with Chief...
