Presents a biography of Buffalo Bill Cody, and chronicles his early days as a Pony Express rider, buffalo hunter for the railroad, and scout for the army, as well as his legendary Wild West shows.
Having settled on the Kansas frontier, young Bill Cody and his family try to make a home for themselves, coexist with their Kickapoo neighbors, and stand up as abolitionists in spite of their neighbors' pro-slavery beliefs.
Examines the life and times of the frontiersman whose many careers included Pony Express rider, Indian fighter, scout, and star of his own Wild West Show.
the story of Buffalo Bill Cody and the Pony Express
Glass, Andrew
1996
Buffalo Bill Cody recounts his adventures as a teenaged rider for the Pony Express. Includes a history of the Pony Express and facts about Cody's life.
An illustrated biography of sharpshooter Annie Oakley, discussing her childhood in Ohio, her marriage and early career, and focusing on her seventeen years with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show.
Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley and the beginnings of superstardom in America
McMurtry, Larry
2005
Presents a comprehensive biography of Buffalo Bill Cody and Annie Oakley, and chronicles their lives, the legends that surrounded them over the decades, and how they helped to shape the image of the old west.
After the death of his brother, eight-year-old Bill Cody and his family set out from Iowa to make a new home for themselves in the volatile Kansas Territory.