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Lädt ... Buffalo Bill: Last of the Great Scouts: The Life Story of Colonel William F. Cody (1899)von Helen Cody Wetmore, Zane Grey, Zane Grey
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Well written collection of family stories told by Helen, Bill's little sister, who clearly admires her brother and his role in creating the image of the American West held by many. well I have finished this book and have mixed feeling. Most of those mixed feelings come from our perception of the times when the west was being conquered and settled by the white man. Ms. Cody Wetmore is certainly proud of her brother Buffalo Bill she touts the praises of him at every page. It is interesting to see him progress fro a young boy of 8 years old to a showman carrying his shows of American West to Europe. The descriptions of the "red man" are mixed... she shows respect for several chiefs and even suggests that much of the problems between white and red were caused by the American government of the time not honoring their treaties. But then she discusses the slaughter of hostiles. and praises General Custer as a family friend... so it is mixed... but then we are not living in those times and have the benefit of historical hindsight. A decent read, You gain a different insight into Buffalo Bill Cody but also Wild Bill Hickok and other notables of the west... indian and white.... you also gain an insight of white America spreading civilization into a savage land... or that is how they see it anyway Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Buffalo Bill: Last of the Great Scouts is the entertaining and fascinating story of William F. Cody, known to millions for over a century as the legendary Buffalo Bill. Born in a log cabin in Iowa, he was a buffalo hunter, stagecoach driver, Pony Express rider, Civil War soldier, and a scout for the U.S. army before beginning his career as the star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, which electrified audiences around the world from 1883 to 1917. Bill's sister, Helen Cody Wetmore, has written an affectionate biography that recalls fully both the man and the legend, his colorful personality and ironic wit, as well as his celebrated international status. Some of her anecdotes read like the dime novels they were probably based on, but others provide fascinating glimpses of frontier life. Before becoming a showman, Cody tried his luck as a land speculator, a hotelkeeper, and a justice of the peace. These pages also show the author herself growing up on the wild frontier. Humorous and informative, Buffalo Bill introduces us to an unforgettable and controversial figure in American frontier history. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)978.02History and Geography North America Western U.S. 19th CenturyKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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