Buffalo Bill
The Life of Hon. William F. Cody, Known as Buffalo Bill, the Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide
An Autobiography
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4064066245146
Table of Contents
THE LIFE OF HON. WILLIAM F. CODY
CHAPTER I.
CHILDHOOD.
Early Days in Iowa—A Brother's Death—The Family Move to a New
Country—Incidents on the Road—The Horse Race—Our "Little Gray"
Victorious—A Pleasant Acquaintance—Uncle Elijah Cody—Our New
Home—My Ponies.
CHAPTER II.
EARLY INFLUENCES.
Dress Parade at Fort Leavenworth—The Beautiful Salt Creek Valley—The
Mormon Emigrants—The Wagon Trains—The Cholera—A Lively Scene—My First
Sight of Indians—"Dolly" and "Prince"—A Long-Lost Relative Turns
up—Adventurous Career of Horace Billings—His Splendid
Horsemanship—Catching Wild Horses.
CHAPTER III.
BOY DAYS IN KANSAS.
My Indian Acquaintances—An Indian Barbecue—Beginning of the Kansas
Troubles—An Indiscreet Speech by my Father, who is Stabbed for his
Boldness—Persecutions at the Hands of the Missourians—A Strategic
Escape—A Battle at Hickory Point—A Plan to Kill Father is Defeated by
Myself—He is Elected to the Lecompton Legislature—I Enter the Employ of
William Russell—Herding Cattle—A Plot to Blow Up our House—A Drunken
Missourian on the War-Path.
CHAPTER IV.
YOUTHFUL EXPERIENCES.
At School—My First Love Scrape—I Punish my Rival, and then Run Away—My
First Trip Across the Plains—Steve Gobel and I are Friends once
more—Death of my Father—I Start for Salt Lake—Our Wagon Train
Surprised by Indians, who Drive us off, and Capture our Outfit—I Kill my
First Indian—Our Return to Leavenworth—I am Interviewed by a Newspaper
Reporter, who gives me a Good "Send-Off."
CHAPTER V.
IN BUSINESS.
My Second Trip Across the Plains—The Salt Lake Trail—Wild Bill—He
Protects me from the Assault of a Bully—A Buffalo Hunt—Our Wagon Train
Stampeded by Buffaloes—We are Taken Prisoners by the Mormons—We Proceed
to Fort Bridger.