Buffalo Bill from Prairie to Palace; An Authentic History of the Wild West, with Sketches, Stories of Adventure, and Anecdotes of Buffalo Bill, the Hero of the Plains
Buffalo Bill from Prairie to Palace; An Authentic History of the Wild West, with Sketches, Stories of Adventure, and Anecdotes of Buffalo Bill, the Hero of the Plains
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 Excerpt: ...at Fort Lyon, Colo., where he intended making his home. But the death of Carson the following May prevented the visit. Like every other man who achieves distinction by superior excellence in some particular calling, Buffalo Bill (who had now shed the familiar title of Billy) had his would-be rivals as buffalo-killers. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 Excerpt: ...at Fort Lyon, Colo., where he intended making his home. But the death of Carson the following May prevented the visit. Like every other man who achieves distinction by superior excellence in some particular calling, Buffalo Bill (who had now shed the familiar title of Billy) had his would-be rivals as buffalo-killers. Among this number was a wellknown scout named Billy Comstock, who sought to dispute the claim of champion. Comstock was quite famous among the Western army, being one of the oldest scouts and most skillful hunters. He was murdered by Indians seven years after the event about to be recorded, while scouting for Custer. Buffalo Bill was somewhat startled one day upon receipt of a letter from a well-known army officer, offering to wager the sum of $500 that Comstock could kill a greater number of buffaloes in a certain given time, under stipulated conditions, than any other man living. This was, of course, a challenge to Buffalo Bill, who, upon mentioning the facts, found hundreds of friends anxious to accept the wager, or who would put up any amount that Bill's claim to the championship could not be successfully disputed by any person living. The bet was promptly accepted, and the following conditions agreed to: A large herd of buffaloes being found, the two men were to enter the drove at 8 o'clock A. M., and employ their own tactics for killing until 4 o'clock p. M., at the end of which time the one having killed the largest number was to be declared winner of the wager and also the "champion buffalo-killer of America." To determine the result of the hunt, a referee was to accompany each of the hunters on horseback and keep the score. The place selected for the trial was twenty miles east of Sheridan, Kan., where the buffaloes were ple...
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Very Good. 1st printing. Professionally rebound in red-orange cloth with black imprinted spine with decoration. 275pp. I compared this copy, which I received disbound, with a copy in original binding which I have sold. This copy is missing the Buffalo Bill front., but has the second one as well as Burke's portrait. My comparison showed this copy has an additional ad (one ad is for Siringo's A Texas Cow-Boy). Text block in vg to near fine condition; title page which is thick enough to be a front cover, is in vg condition. My research on the previous copy has me saying the following: "This book's rarity is noted in the 2005 (non-facsimile) paperback reprint, where the writer of the Intro, Dr. Jason Berger, says that only one of four modern Cody biographers even cited this book, & then just barely. Very few copies of this book have been offered for sale in the last eighty odd years, & few libraries have a copy. The owner of this copy may be assured of many, many years of reading and reference. Burke served as what some called the "general manager" for William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody's Wild West Show. Howes B982.
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