Biography of Buffalo Bill Cody, a frontiersman, from his days at fourteen as a Pony Express rider, to his days in show business in the Wild West shows and his trying to settle on a ranch in Wyoming.
Introduces the life and accomplishments of Harry Kellar, following his career from his early days as a magician's assistant to his own international stardom at the turn of the twentieth century, and discussing the science behind some of Kellar's tricks.
Profiles the life of Annie Oakley, discussing her childhood, love of hunting, performances in the Wild West show, marriage, and later years. Includes over one hundred photographs and illustrations, definition boxes, sidebars, and a time line.
In Washington, D.C., during the last days of the Civil War, a teenage boy who performs in a mind reading act befriends a clairvoyant girl whose frightening visions foreshadow an assassination plot.
A photographic biography of Annie Oakley, discussing her early life, her prowess with a gun, her stint with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, and her enduring image in movies, books, television shows, and plays.
Traces the life of the legendary frontiersman, from his childhood in the Kansas Territory, through his years of adventure as military scout, Pony Express rider, and buffalo hunter, to the creation of his Wild West Show.
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.
