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2021 Publication Award in Biography from the Wyoming State
Historical Society Westerners International Co-Founders Book Award,
second place George W. T. Beck, an influential rancher and
entrepreneur in the American West, collaborated with William F.
"Buffalo Bill" Cody to establish the town of Cody, Wyoming, in the
1890s. He advanced his financial investments in Wyoming through his
numerous personal and professional contacts with various eastern
investors and politicians in Washington DC. Beck's family-his
father a Kentucky senator and his mother a grandniece of George
Washington-and his adventures in the American West resulted in
personal associates who ranged from western legends Buffalo Bill,
Jesse James, and Calamity Jane to wealthy American elites such as
George and Phoebe Hearst and Theodore Roosevelt. This definitive
edition of Beck's memoir provides a glimpse of early life in
Wyoming, offering readers a rare perspective on how community
boosters cooperated with political leaders and wealthy financiers.
Beck's memoir, introduced and annotated by Lynn J. Houze and Jeremy
M. Johnston, offers a unique and sometimes amusing view of
financial dealings in eastern boardrooms, as well as stories of
Beck's adventures with Buffalo Bill in Wyoming. Beck's memoir
demonstrates not only his interest in developing the West but also
his humor and his willingness to collaborate with a variety of
people.
2021 Publication Award in Biography from the Wyoming State
Historical Society Westerners International Co-Founders Book Award,
second place George W. T. Beck, an influential rancher and
entrepreneur in the American West, collaborated with William F.
"Buffalo Bill" Cody to establish the town of Cody, Wyoming, in the
1890s. He advanced his financial investments in Wyoming through his
numerous personal and professional contacts with various eastern
investors and politicians in Washington DC. Beck's family-his
father a Kentucky senator and his mother a grandniece of George
Washington-and his adventures in the American West resulted in
personal associates who ranged from western legends Buffalo Bill,
Jesse James, and Calamity Jane to wealthy American elites such as
George and Phoebe Hearst and Theodore Roosevelt. This definitive
edition of Beck's memoir provides a glimpse of early life in
Wyoming, offering readers a rare perspective on how community
boosters cooperated with political leaders and wealthy financiers.
Beck's memoir, introduced and annotated by Lynn J. Houze and Jeremy
M. Johnston, offers a unique and sometimes amusing view of
financial dealings in eastern boardrooms, as well as stories of
Beck's adventures with Buffalo Bill in Wyoming. Beck's memoir
demonstrates not only his interest in developing the West but also
his humor and his willingness to collaborate with a variety of
people.
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