TRUE TALES OF THE PLAINS.
Cody, William F.:
New York: Empire Book Company, 1908. [4],259pp. plus frontispiece portrait of author, fifteen plates, and small text illustrstations at the beginning of each of the thirty-three chapters. Publisher's cloth, spine and front cover gilt, photograph of Buffalo Bill on front cover. Top and bottom of spine lightly bumped. Internally very clean, with portions of textblock beginning to spring. A very good copy. Buffalo Bill's autobiography of his early years, beginning with "How I killed my first Indian" at the age of eleven, his first trapping adventures at thirteen, and his experiences as a Pony Express Rider at fourteen. Covering his experiences through the mid-1880s, the book includes his meetings with generals Sherman, Sheridan, and Custer and accounts of various battles between Indians and the U.S. military. A fine introduction to the life of Cody, prior to his career as a showman, with much information on military engagements between the U.S. government and American Indians. Another, more common, edition was also published by Cupples and Leon in 1908. OCLC 192656. RLIN CTYX85-B548.
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