William Frederick Cody (1846-1907)
b. in Iowa Territory
started working after father died, at 11 (father Isaac Cody's death can be related to his anti-slavery activities; killed his first Indian in the Utah war; was struck by gold fever, but became rider of the Pony Express at 14
Served in the Civil War from 1863 to 1865.
In 1866 married Louisa Frederici and they had 4 children (2 died young).
got his nickname after the American Civil War when was both employed as a Scout of the United States Army (Frontier Scout; guide for the army in the West during the Indian Wars) and as a supplier of buffalo meat to the Kansas Pacific Railroad.
1872 - won a Medal of Honor and debuted in the Wild West Shows produced by Ned Buntline (American mythologies - history becomes instantaneous performance, spectacle)
The performance went through three European tours and changed its name in 1893 to "Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World". The show began with a parade on horseback, with participants from horse-culture groups that included US and other military, cowboys, American Indians, and performers from all over the world in their best attire.[6] Turks, Gauchos, Arabs, Mongols and Georgians, displayed their distinctive horses and colorful costumes. Visitors would see main events, feats of skill, staged races, and sideshows. Many historical western figures participated in the show. For example, Sitting Bull, the inspirer of the battle of Little Bighorn in 1876 appeared with a band of 20 of his braves. He employed many Native Americans, as he thought his show offered them good pay with a chance to improve their lives. He described them as "the former foe, present friend, the American", and once said, "Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government.
In his shows, the Indians were usually depicted attacking stagecoaches and wagon trains, from which they were driven off by cowboys and soldiers.
b. in Iowa Territory
started working after father died, at 11 (father Isaac Cody's death can be related to his anti-slavery activities; killed his first Indian in the Utah war; was struck by gold fever, but became rider of the Pony Express at 14
Served in the Civil War from 1863 to 1865.
In 1866 married Louisa Frederici and they had 4 children (2 died young).
got his nickname after the American Civil War when was both employed as a Scout of the United States Army (Frontier Scout; guide for the army in the West during the Indian Wars) and as a supplier of buffalo meat to the Kansas Pacific Railroad.
1872 - won a Medal of Honor and debuted in the Wild West Shows produced by Ned Buntline (American mythologies - history becomes instantaneous performance, spectacle)
The performance went through three European tours and changed its name in 1893 to "Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World". The show began with a parade on horseback, with participants from horse-culture groups that included US and other military, cowboys, American Indians, and performers from all over the world in their best attire.[6] Turks, Gauchos, Arabs, Mongols and Georgians, displayed their distinctive horses and colorful costumes. Visitors would see main events, feats of skill, staged races, and sideshows. Many historical western figures participated in the show. For example, Sitting Bull, the inspirer of the battle of Little Bighorn in 1876 appeared with a band of 20 of his braves. He employed many Native Americans, as he thought his show offered them good pay with a chance to improve their lives. He described them as "the former foe, present friend, the American", and once said, "Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government.
In his shows, the Indians were usually depicted attacking stagecoaches and wagon trains, from which they were driven off by cowboys and soldiers.
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