{"product_id":"buffalo-bill-cody-isbn-9780471077800","title":"Buffalo Bill Cody","description":"\"An excellent book based on exhaustive research and written with fresh insight. It is a spellbinding accomplishment and brings both the man and his era to life. . . . It is an extraordinary achievement.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Arizona Daily Star\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Carter presents this astounding tale in a very balanced fashion, providing both the nineteenth-century rationale and his repug-nance at acts today considered shocking. . . . Through Carter's writing, the heroic and ultimately sad life of a remarkable human being makes a deep impact.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Richmond Times Dispatch\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A comprehensive, sharply rendered life of showman William 'Buffalo Bill' Cody pries realities away from legend. . . . A splendid portrait of Cody's life and times, at once poignant, boisterous, and disturbing.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"There's a large audience for American, and particularly Western, history, and those readers will not want to miss this genial account.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"This is the remarkable story of an amazing life. Cody not only lived the adventure of the frontier, he helped create the American West of the imagination. A fascinating story and a must-read for anyone interested in the evolution of the Western myth.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Casey Tefertiller\u003cbr\u003e author, Wyatt Earp: The Life Behind the Legend  Preface.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction: \"Where Council Fires Gleamed\".\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. The Cody (or Was It Coady?) Family Tree.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. \"The Youngest Indian Slayer on the Plains\".\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. The Dark Side of \"Manifest Destiny\".\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. \"The Swift Phantom of the Desert\".\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5. From Horse Thief to Cavalry Scout.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6. Cody Takes a Shot at Domestic Life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7. Scouting with Sheridan.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 8. The Battle of Summit Springs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 9. \"Buffalo Bill, The King of Border Men\".\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 10. More Fame--and the Medal of Honor.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 11. Triumph--and Tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 12. \"More Like Fiction than Reality\".\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 13. \"The Vastly Enlarged and Reorganized Wild West\".\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 14. \"Purely and Distinctively American\".\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 15. Crossing the \"Big Water\".\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 16. The Last of the Indian Wars.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 17. \"A Congress of Rough Riders\".\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 18. \"On the Threshold of 1900\".\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 19. The Old Scout on \"His Native Heath\".\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 20. \"The Man Who Broke My Heart\".\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: The Legacy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Source Notes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index. \"...fine account of a Western hero...\" (The Independent Magazine, 1 June 2002) ROBERT A. CARTER is a widely published and versatile writer of both fiction and nonfiction with a strong interest in Western history. He is currently completing a novel set in 1882 in Colorado. A native mid-westerner, he now lives in Richmond, Virginia.  \"An excellent book based on exhaustive research and written with fresh insight. It is a spellbinding accomplishment and brings both the man and his era to life. . . . It is an extraordinary achievement.\"\u003cbr\u003e –Arizona Daily Star  \u003cp\u003e\"Carter presents this astounding tale in a very balanced fashion, providing both the nineteenth-century rationale and his repug-nance at acts today considered shocking. . . . Through Carter’s writing, the heroic and ultimately sad life of a remarkable human being makes a deep impact.\"\u003cbr\u003e –Richmond Times Dispatch\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A comprehensive, sharply rendered life of showman William ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody pries realities away from legend. . . . A splendid portrait of Cody’s life and times, at once poignant, boisterous, and disturbing.\"\u003cbr\u003e –Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"There’s a large audience for American, and particularly Western, history, and those readers will not want to miss this genial account.\"\u003cbr\u003e –Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is the remarkable story of an amazing life. Cody not only lived the adventure of the frontier, he helped create the American West of the imagination. A fascinating story and a must-read for anyone interested in the evolution of the Western myth.\"\u003cbr\u003e –Casey Tefertiller\u003cbr\u003e author, Wyatt Earp: The Life Behind the Legend\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988863041765,"sku":"NP9780471077800","price":26.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471077800.jpg?v=1761781825","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/buffalo-bill-cody-isbn-9780471077800","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}