Buffalo Bill Cody - 9780471077800

Buffalo Bill CodyThe Man Behind the Legend\nAuthor(s): Robert A. Carter\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9780471077800, 978-0471077800\nSynopsis\n\""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.\""\n -Arizona Daily Star\n \""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.\""\n -Richmond Times Dispatch\n \""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.\""\n -Kird