"An excellent book based on exhaustive research and written withfresh insight. It is a spellbinding accomplishment and brings boththe man and his era to life. . . . It is an extraordinaryachievement." -Arizona Daily Star "Carter presents this astounding tale in a very balanced fashion,providing both the nineteenth-century rationale and his repug-nanceat acts today considered shocking. . . . Through Carter's writing,the heroic and ultimately sad life of a remarkable human beingmakes a deep impact." -Richmond Times Dispatch "A comprehensive, sharply rendered life of showman William 'BuffaloBill' Cody pries realities away from legend. . . . A splendidportrait of Cody's life and times, at once poignant, boisterous,and disturbing." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "There's a large audience for American, and particularly Western,history, and those readers will not want to miss this genialaccount." -Publishers Weekly "This is the remarkable story of an amazing life. Cody not onlylived the adventure of the frontier, he helped create the AmericanWest of the imagination. A fascinating story and a must-read foranyone interested in the evolution of the Western myth." -Casey Tefertiller author, Wyatt Earp: The Life Behind the Legend