Buffalo Bill Biography

Buffalo Bill, Celebrity
Born asWilliam Frederick Cody
Occup.Celebrity
FromUSA
BornFebruary 26, 1846
Le Claire, Iowa, USA
DiedJanuary 10, 1917
Denver, Colorado, USA
CauseKidney failure
Aged70 years
Buffalo Bill, likewise referred to as William Frederick Cody, was an American frontier precursor, hunter, and also showman born in Le Claire, Iowa, in 1846. He matured in a large household on the frontier and also began working at a young age. By the time he was a teen, Cody was already a proficient marksman as well as hunter, as well as he began working as a buffalo hunter for the Kansas Pacific Railway.

In 1868, Cody signed up with the United States Military as a precursor, serving under General Philip Sheridan. He came to be understood for his specialist scouting abilities and also his fearlessness in battle. During this time, he made his popular label "Buffalo Bill" for his impressive hunting abilities.

After leaving the military, Cody started working as an entertainer, starring in a show called "The Scouts of the Plains". He traveled throughout the USA as well as Europe, performing before big crowds as well as showcasing his abilities as a marksman and also horseman. In 1883, he started his own program called "Buffalo Bill's Wild West", which became an experience as well as among the most prominent programs of the late 19th century.

Cody was a master of self-promotion as well as used his show to produce an image of himself as a sign of the American West. He toured thoroughly, carrying out in cities around the world also before Queen Victoria. The program included reenactments of Indian battles, buffalo pursues, and also other frontier scenes, along with performances by famous cowboys as well as Native American performers, consisting of Sitting Bull.

Cody was wed a number of times and had four children. He was a somebody and also had many popular buddies, consisting of Theodore Roosevelt as well as Mark Twain. In his later years, Cody struggled financially and his wellness started to decline. He passed away in Denver, Colorado, in 1917, at the age of 70.

Today, Buffalo Bill is remembered as one of the most renowned numbers of the American West. His showmanship and also epic character aided to produce the mythos of the American cowboy, and also his heritage remains to affect pop culture today, with numerous movies, TV programs, and also books inspired by his life as well as job.

Our collection contains 46 quotes who is written / told by Buffalo, under the main topic Dad.

Related authors: Mark Twain (Author), Stephen Baker (Athlete), O.J. Simpson (Athlete), Troy Vincent (Athlete), Terrell Owens (Athlete), Queen Victoria (Royalty), Sitting Bull (Statesman), Tom Flores (Athlete), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), Theodore Roosevelt (President)

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46 Famous quotes by Buffalo Bill

Small: So for twelve miles I rode with Sherman, and we became fast friends. He asked me all manner of question
"So for twelve miles I rode with Sherman, and we became fast friends. He asked me all manner of questions on the way, and I found that he knew my father well, and remembered his tragic death in Salt Creek Valley"
Small: The McCarthy boys, at the proper moment, gave orders to fire upon the advancing enemy
"The McCarthy boys, at the proper moment, gave orders to fire upon the advancing enemy"
Small: My restless, roaming spirit would not allow me to remain at home very long
"My restless, roaming spirit would not allow me to remain at home very long"
Small: My mothers sympathies were strongly with the Union. She knew that war was bound to come, but so confide
"My mother's sympathies were strongly with the Union. She knew that war was bound to come, but so confident was she in the strength of the Federal Government that she devoutly believed that the struggle could not last longer than six months at the utmost"
Small: My great forte in killing buffaloes was to get them circling by riding my horse at the head of the herd
"My great forte in killing buffaloes was to get them circling by riding my horse at the head of the herd and shooting their leaders. Thus the brutes behind were crowded to the left, so that they were soon going round and round"
Small: My first plan of escape having failed, I now determined upon another
"My first plan of escape having failed, I now determined upon another"
Small: It was my effort, in depicting the West, to depict it as it was
"It was my effort, in depicting the West, to depict it as it was"
Small: It was because of my great interest in the West, and my belief that its development would be assisted b
"It was because of my great interest in the West, and my belief that its development would be assisted by the interest I could awaken in others, that I decided to bring the West to the East through the medium of the Wild West Show"
Small: Indians were frequently off their reservations
"Indians were frequently off their reservations"
Small: I was persuaded now that I was destined to lead a life on the Plains
"I was persuaded now that I was destined to lead a life on the Plains"
Small: I thought I was benefiting the Indians as well as the government, by taking them all over the United St
"I thought I was benefiting the Indians as well as the government, by taking them all over the United States, and giving them a correct idea of the customs, life, etc., of the pale faces, so that when they returned to their people they could make known all they had seen"
Small: I had the best buffalo horse that ever made a track
"I had the best buffalo horse that ever made a track"
Small: I had many enemies among the Sioux I would be running considerable risk in meeting them
"I had many enemies among the Sioux; I would be running considerable risk in meeting them"
Small: I found Spotted Tails lodge. He invited me to enter
"I found Spotted Tail's lodge. He invited me to enter"
Small: I felt only as a man can feel who is roaming over the prairies of the far West, well armed, and mounted
"I felt only as a man can feel who is roaming over the prairies of the far West, well armed, and mounted on a fleet and gallant steed"
Small: I could never resist the call of the trail
"I could never resist the call of the trail"
Small: I began to think my time had come, as the saying is
"I began to think my time had come, as the saying is"
Small: Having secured my Indian actors, I started for Baltimore, where I organized my combination, and which w
"Having secured my Indian actors, I started for Baltimore, where I organized my combination, and which was the largest troupe I had yet had on the road"
Small: General Custer was a close observer and student of personal character
"General Custer was a close observer and student of personal character"
Small: Frontiersmen good and bad, gunmen as well as inspired prophets of the future, have been my camp compani
"Frontiersmen good and bad, gunmen as well as inspired prophets of the future, have been my camp companions. Thus, I know the country of which I am about to write as few men now living have known it"
Small: Excitement was plentiful during my two years service as a Pony Express rider
"Excitement was plentiful during my two years' service as a Pony Express rider"
Small: Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by t
"Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government"
Small: But the West of the old times, with its strong characters, its stern battles and its tremendous stretch
"But the West of the old times, with its strong characters, its stern battles and its tremendous stretches of loneliness, can never be blotted from my mind"
Small: My debut upon the worlds stage occurred on February 26, 1845, in the State of Iowa
"My debut upon the world's stage occurred on February 26, 1845, in the State of Iowa"
Small: My brother was a great favorite with everybody, and his death cast a gloom upon the whole neighborhood
"My brother was a great favorite with everybody, and his death cast a gloom upon the whole neighborhood"
Small: Major North has had for years complete power over these Indians and can do more with them than any man
"Major North has had for years complete power over these Indians and can do more with them than any man living"
Small: Major North and myself went out in advance of the command several miles and killed a number of buffaloe
"Major North and myself went out in advance of the command several miles and killed a number of buffaloes"
Small: But the love of adventure was in fathers blood
"But the love of adventure was in father's blood"
Small: As a good horse is not very apt to jump over a bank, if left to guide himself, I let mine pick his own
"As a good horse is not very apt to jump over a bank, if left to guide himself, I let mine pick his own way"
Small: After crossing the Smoky Hill River, I felt comparatively safe as this was the last stream I had to cro
"After crossing the Smoky Hill River, I felt comparatively safe as this was the last stream I had to cross"
Small: The Indians were well mounted and felt proud and elated because they had been made United States soldie
"The Indians were well mounted and felt proud and elated because they had been made United States soldiers"
Small: The Indians kept increasing in numbers until it was estimated that we were fighting from 800 to 1,000 o
"The Indians kept increasing in numbers until it was estimated that we were fighting from 800 to 1,000 of them"
Small: The greatest of all the Sioux in my time, or in any time for that matter, was that wonderful old fighti
"The greatest of all the Sioux in my time, or in any time for that matter, was that wonderful old fighting man, Sitting Bull, whose life will some day be written by a historian who can really give him his due"
Small: The Free State men, myself among them, took it for granted that Missouri was a slave state
"The Free State men, myself among them, took it for granted that Missouri was a slave state"
Small: The first trip of the Pony Express was made in ten days - an average of two hundred miles a day.
"The first trip of the Pony Express was made in ten days - an average of two hundred miles a day. But we soon began stretching our riders and making better time"
Small: Nothing of course was ever done to Bill for the killing of Tutt
"Nothing of course was ever done to Bill for the killing of Tutt"
Small: My wife was delighted with the home I had given her amid the prairies of the far west
"My wife was delighted with the home I had given her amid the prairies of the far west"
Small: Wild Bill was a strange character. In person he was about six feet and one inch in height. He was a Pla
"Wild Bill was a strange character. In person he was about six feet and one inch in height. He was a Plains-man in every sense of the word"
Small: We had avoided discovery by the Sioux scouts, and we were confident of giving them a complete surprise
"We had avoided discovery by the Sioux scouts, and we were confident of giving them a complete surprise"
Small: We got more provisions for our whiskey than the same money, which we paid for the liquor, would have bo
"We got more provisions for our whiskey than the same money, which we paid for the liquor, would have bought; so after all it proved a very profitable investment"
Small: Washington newspaper men know everything
"Washington newspaper men know everything"
Small: You who live your lives in cities or among peaceful ways cannot always tell whether your friends are th
"You who live your lives in cities or among peaceful ways cannot always tell whether your friends are the kind who would go through fire for you. But on the Plains one's friends have an opportunity to prove their mettle"
Small: The Confederates had suspected Wild Bill of being a spy for two or three days, and had watched him clos
"The Confederates had suspected Wild Bill of being a spy for two or three days, and had watched him closely"
Small: The cholera had broken out at the post, and five or six men were dying daily
"The cholera had broken out at the post, and five or six men were dying daily"
Small: Stations were built at intervals averaging fifteen miles apart. A riders route covered three stations,
"Stations were built at intervals averaging fifteen miles apart. A rider's route covered three stations, with an exchange of horses at each, so that he was expected at the beginning to cover close to forty-five miles - a good ride when one must average fifteen miles an hour"
Small: Some days I would go without any fire at all, and eat raw frozen meat and melt snow in my mouth for wat
"Some days I would go without any fire at all, and eat raw frozen meat and melt snow in my mouth for water"