Buffalo Bill: The Noblest Whiteskin
by Burke, John
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0399110607
- ISBN 13
- 9780399110603
- Seller
-
New Castle, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Putnam Publishing Group, 1973. First edition. Hard cover. Very Good/Very Good. In Very Good+ condition. The dustjacket has some light edgewear and rubbing. A careful and candid exploration into the legend of Buffalo Bill, delving through layers of glorification and coming up with the very human Will Cody. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (February 26, 1846 - January 10, 1917) was an American soldier, bison hunter, and showman. became a rider for the Pony Express at age 15. During the American Civil War, he served the Union from 1863 to the end of the war in 1865. Later he served as a civilian scout for the US Army during the Indian Wars, receiving the Medal of Honor in 1872.One of the most famous and well-known figures of the American Old West, Buffalo Bill's legend began to spread when he was only 23. Shortly thereafter he started performing in shows that displayed cowboy themes and episodes from the frontier and Indian Wars. He founded Buffalo Bill's Wild West in 1883, taking his large company on tours in the United States and, beginning in 1887, in Great Britain and continental Europe.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU2010024554
- Title
- Buffalo Bill: The Noblest Whiteskin
- Author
- Burke, John
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0399110607
- ISBN 13
- 9780399110603
- Publisher
- Putnam Publishing Group
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- X weight
- 20 oz
Terms of Sale
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Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller
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Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.