Buffalo Bill Cody
Buffalo Bill Cody was the stage name of William F.
Cody (1846–1917), an American frontiersman, army scout, and showman.
He earned the nickname hunting buffalo to feed railroad workers.
His Wild West show toured America and Europe for decades, dramatizing frontier life with cowboys, sharpshooters, and Native Americans.
The show shaped popular mythology of the American West.
- Wild WestAmerica's lawless frontier era
- showmanDramatic, attention-grabbing performer
- show businessEntertainment industry sector
- touring companyTraveling theatrical ensemble
- frontierEdge of settlement
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- IowansHerbert Hoover, John Wayne, Johnny Carson, Ashton Kutcher, Elijah Wood
- circus foundersP.T. Barnum, Ringling Brothers, Barnum, Astley
- KansansDwight Eisenhower, Bob Dole, Amelia Earhart, Charlie Parker, Langston Hughes
- Quad CitiesDavenport, Mississippi River, Iowa, Illinois
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Lakota war leader
Sitting Bull · Chief Joseph · Red Cloud · Tecumseh · conservationists
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