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Wetmore, Helen Cody.

Last of the great scouts (Buffalo Bill) / by Helen Cody Wetmore and Zane Grey.

New York : Grosset & Dunlap, ©1918.

xii, 333 pages, 9 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm

The story of William F. Cody, known 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 writes an affectionate biography that recalls both the man and the legend, his colorful personality and ironic wit, as well as his celebrated international status. 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. "Buffalo Bill" introduces us to an unforgettable and controversial figure in American frontier history.

Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.

Scouts (Reconnaissance) -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.

Pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.

Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)

Entertainers -- United States -- Biography.

West (U.S.) -- Biography.

Biographies.

Grey, Zane, 1872-1939.

Last of the great scouts

Originally published in 1899 by Helen Cody Wetmore. Zane Grey has written pages 321-333 of the present book.

Also available online.

Old homestead in Iowa -- Will's first Indian -- The shadow of partisan strife -- Persecution continues -- The "Boy extra" -- Family defender and household tease -- Indian encounter and school-day incidents -- Death and burial of Turk -- Will as Pony Express rider -- Echoes from Sumter -- A short but dashing Indian campaign -- The mothers' last illness -- In the secret-service -- A rescue and a betrothal -- Will as a benedict -- How the sobriquet of "Buffalo Bill" was won -- Satanta, Chief of the Kiowas -- Will made Chief of Scouts -- Army life at Fort McPherson -- Pa-has-ka, the long-haired chief -- The hunt of the Grand Duke Alexis -- Theatrical experiences -- The government's Indian policy -- Literary work -- First visit to the Valley of the Big Horn -- Tour of Great Britain -- Return of the "Wild West" to America -- A tribute to General Miles -- The "Wild West" at the World's Fair -- Cody Day at the Omaha Exposition -- The last of the great scouts -- Zane Grey adds the finishing touch to the story by telling of the last days of the last of the great scouts.

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