"Buffalo Bill" from Prairie to Palace: An Authentic History of the Wild West

A compact, authorized life-and-career account of a prominent frontier figure, presenting a sequence of episodes from childhood on the plains through buffalo hunting, frontier scouting, wartime service, and encounters with Indigenous communities. Chapters collect anecdotes of expert marksmanship, daring rides, and narrow escapes, describe cowboy and scout culture, and recount the formation and international success of a traveling Wild West spectacle, including European tours and official receptions. The volume mixes biographical narrative with reminiscences, military commendations, poems, and appended episodes to sketch the transformation from frontier life to public celebrity.