THE REAL BOOK ABOUT BUFFALO BILL and THE REAL BOOK ABOUT THE WILD WEST

by Adolph Regli ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 2, 1952

These two, the first a well-paced biography, the second a splendidly organized account of nineteenth century movements in western America, are by an author with a warm feeling for the West and its history (Fiddling Cowboy- 1949, and Fiddling Cowboy in Search of Gold- 1951). In alternate reports and illustrative anecdotes, William Cody's days as a trapper, scout, a rider in Waddell's Pony Express, a buffalo hunter, as friend of the Cree and the Pawnee, as U.S. Army- Indian liaison man and finally as showman, are told with zest and a regard for the many facets of pioneering as well as the hard-hitting character of the man himself. The other is a vividly delineated interweaving of events and social change- beginning with the Mountain Men and the great trails, shifting to the gold rushes, the prairie schooner convoys, Indian wars, railroads and the final taming of the West- with an ease and clarity that keeps the reader aware of time, place and colorful surroundings.

Pub Date: Sept. 2, 1952

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Garden City

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1952

Categories: NONFICTION