The Boy Who Became Buffalo Bill: Growing Up Billy Cody In Bleeding Kansas

By: Andrea Warren

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Synopsis: The greatest entertainer of his era, Buffalo Bill was the founder and star of the legendary show that featured cowboys, Indians, trick riding, and sharpshooters. But long before stardom, Buffalo Bill—born Billy Cody—had to grow up fast. While homesteading in Kansas just before the Civil War, his family was caught up in the conflict with neighboring Missouri over whether Kansas would enter the Union as a free or slave state. To support his family after a pro-slaver killed his father, Billy—then eleven—herded cattle, worked on wagon trains, and rode the Pony Express. As the violence in Bleeding Kansas escalated, he joined the infamous Jayhawkers, seeking revenge on Missourians, and then became a soldier, scout, and spy in the Civil War—all by age seventeen. Award-winning author Andrea Warren brings to life the compelling childhood of an adventurous, determined boy who transformed himself into a true American icon.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 256 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781477827185
Publisher:: Two Lions
Date of Addition:: 06/04/19
Copyrighted By:: Andrea Warren
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Sports, Biographies and Memoirs, Outdoors and Nature
Submitted By:: 170
Proofread By:: 170
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.