A biographical account of the boy who became "Buffalo Bill" written by his sister. A wide variety of experiences from his first job as a mule-driver on the Kansas plains, as a Pony Express rider, a cavalry scout and Indian fighter, a buffalo hunter, and a celebrity with his famous "Wild West Show." - Summary by Barry Eads
Chapters
1 Preface 3 min 2 Chapter 01: The Old Homestead in Iowa 15 min 3 Chapter 02: Will's First Indian 12 min 4 Chapter 03: The Shadow of Partisan Strife 10 min 5 Chapter 04: Persecution Continues 13 min 6 Chapter 05: The "Boy Extra" 15 min 7 Chapter 06: Family Defender and Household Tease 15 min 8 Chapter 07: Indian Encounter and School-Day Incident 24 min 9 Chapter 08: Death and Burial of Turk 19 min 10 Chapter 09: Will as Pony Express Rider 11 min 11 Chapter 10: Echoes from Sumter 15 min 12 Chapter 11: A Short but Dashing Indian Campaign 14 min 13 Chapter 12: The Mother's Last Illness 22 min 14 Chapter 13: In the Secret-Service 19 min 15 Chapter 14: A Rescue and a Betrothal 19 min 16 Chapter 15: Will as a Benedict 27 min 17 Chapter 16: How the Sobriquet of "Buffalo Bill" was Won 15 min 18 Chapter 17: Satanta, Chief of the Kiowas 15 min 19 Chapter 18: Will Made Chief of Scouts 11 min 20 Chapter 19: Army Life at Fort McPherson 20 min 21 Chapter 20: Pa-has-ka, the Long-Haired Chief 16 min 22 Chapter 21: The Hunt of the Grand Duke Alexis 14 min 23 Chapter 22: Theatrical Experience 17 min 24 Chapter 23: The Government's Indian Policy 16 min 25 Chapter 24: Literary Work 18 min 26 Chapter 25: First Visit to the Valley of the Big Horn 14 min 27 Chapter 26: Tour of Great Britain 24 min 28 Chapter 27: Return of the "Wild West" to America 16 min 29 Chapter 28: A Tribute to General Miles 9 min 30 Chapter 29: The "Wild West" at the World's Fair 20 min 31 Chapter 30: Cody Day at the Omaha Exposition 20 min 32 Chapter 31: The Last of the Great Scouts 13 min