UID:
almafu_9959227214502883
Format:
1 online resource (397 p.)
ISBN:
1-283-55080-6
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9786613863256
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0-8032-4456-8
Series Statement:
The papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody
Content:
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 details on the literary sources, historical characters, and events that figure in the work.With "a few plain truths, unadorned," Burke purported to give a
Note:
Originally published: Chicago ; New York : Rand, McNally & Co., 1893.
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Series Editor's Preface; Introduction: The Mysterious Major Burke; Acknowledgments; Buffalo Bill from Prairie to Palace; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8032-4072-4
Language:
English
