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Buffalo Bill Cody was bigger than life. He was also braver,
handsomer, and kinder-in short, just about perfect, as any reader
of Prentiss Ingraham's dime novels could tell you. Along with his
nearly 600 novels and plays, Ingraham (1843-1904), Confederate
colonel and mercenary, penned a biography of his hero. The Buffalo
Bill Cody who emerges from this book is not so very different from
the paragon in Ingraham's novels, but as Cody's close companion,
Ingraham had the inside story on this iconic figure of the American
West. Add to that the dime novel-writer's bravura style, and
Ingraham's Buffalo Bill Cody: A Man of the West becomes an
irresistible work of Americana, in many ways an apt portrait of its
larger-than-life subject. And because both men were firsthand
witnesses to historic moments-the struggle between slavers and
abolitionists, the Civil War, the building of the railroads, the
Indian Wars, the golden age of circuses- - the biography offers a
close-up perspective of life on the American frontier. Published
here with an introduction and notes by Cody aficionado Sandra K.
Sagala, who transcribed and edited the text of the biography from
the original that was serialized in 1895 by Duluth Press, and
illustrated with line drawings by one of Ingraham's contemporaries,
Buffalo Bill Cody: A Man of the West is at once a unique view of an
outsize figure of the Wild West, an original document of American
history, and a performance as entertaining as any the self-styled
cowboy and showman Buffalo Bill Cody ever staged.
This book examines adaptations of G.K. Chesterton's Father Brown
stories in film, radio and television. Part One covers adaptations
prior to 2013, including portrayals by Alec Guiness, Kenneth More,
and others, as well as German and Italian versions. Part Two
focuses on the BBC series Father Brown, launched in 2013 with Mark
Williams starring in the title role. It provides information about
the series' creation and production along with a helpful episode
guide, and analyzes critical and audience responses to the show.
The complete history of TV's last major western series is here!
Contains many RARE photos, interviews with cast members, detailed
history of the show and episode guide!
Buffalo Bill Cody was bigger than life. He was also braver,
handsomer, and kinder-in short, just about perfect, as any reader
of Prentiss Ingraham's dime novels could tell you. Along with his
nearly 600 novels and plays, Ingraham (1843-1904), Confederate
colonel and mercenary, penned a biography of his hero. The Buffalo
Bill Cody who emerges from this book is not so very different from
the paragon in Ingraham's novels, but as Cody's close companion,
Ingraham had the inside story on this iconic figure of the American
West. Add to that the dime novel-writer's bravura style, and
Ingraham's Buffalo Bill Cody: A Man of the West becomes an
irresistible work of Americana, in many ways an apt portrait of its
larger-than-life subject. And because both men were firsthand
witnesses to historic moments-the struggle between slavers and
abolitionists, the Civil War, the building of the railroads, the
Indian Wars, the golden age of circuses- - the biography offers a
close-up perspective of life on the American frontier. Published
here with an introduction and notes by Cody aficionado Sandra K.
Sagala, who transcribed and edited the text of the biography from
the original that was serialized in 1895 by Duluth Press, and
illustrated with line drawings by one of Ingraham's contemporaries,
Buffalo Bill Cody: A Man of the West is at once a unique view of an
outsize figure of the Wild West, an original document of American
history, and a performance as entertaining as any the self-styled
cowboy and showman Buffalo Bill Cody ever staged.
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