Advance man, press agent, and publicist extraordinaire, John M.
Burke (1842-1917) was instrumental in turning William F. Cody into
the iconic persona of Buffalo Bill. And with this biography,
published in 1893, Burke put the finishing touches on the legend
that persists to this day. This new, definitive edition includes
the full text and all the photographs and line drawings of Burke's
original, while providing critical background on the literary
sources, historical characters, and events that figure in the
work.
With "a few plain truths, unadorned," Burke purported to give a
frank account of Buffalo Bill's life. Hostile Indians, gunfights,
cattle stampedes: Cody's Wild West was fraught with peril at every
turn. This "Chevalier Bayard of American Bordermen" exemplified
courage and daring while often narrowly escaping certain death and
earned the respect and admiration of not only his fellow
frontiersman but also European royalty. Burke recounts Cody's duel
with Chief Yellow Hand; his role as army scout, buffalo hunter,
Pony Express rider, and international celebrity; and his
associations with well-known figures like Kit Carson, Sitting Bull,
General Phil Sheridan, and Queen Victoria. A brilliant instance of
mythmaking by a true believer, Burke's portrait of Buffalo Bill
Cody as frontiersman and hero is a tribute to the romance of the
Wild West and a canonical volume in the American story.
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