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Last of the great scouts: the life story of Col. William F. Cody ("Buffalo Bill") as told by his sister, Helen Cody Wetmore

  
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GENEALOGY OF BUFFALO BILL.
  
PREFACE.

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CHAPTER I. THE OLD HOMESTEAD IN IOWA.
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CHAPTER II. WILL'S FIRST INDIAN.
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CHAPTER III. THE SHADOW OF PARTISAN STRIFE.
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CHAPTER IV. PERSECUTION CONTINUES.
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CHAPTER V. THE "BOY EXTRA.''
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CHAPTER VI. FAMILY DEFENDER AND HOUSEHOLD TEASE.
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CHAPTER VII. INDIAN ENCOUNTER AND SCHOOL-DAY INCIDENTS.
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CHAPTER VIII. DEATH AND BURIAL OF TURK.
  
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THE BURIAL OF TURK.
  
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CHAPTER IX. WILL AS PONY EXPRESS RIDER.
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CHAPTER X. ECHOES FROM SUMTER.
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CHAPTER XI. A SHORT BUT DASHING INDIAN CAMPAIGN.
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CHAPTER XII. THE MOTHER'S LAST ILLNESS.
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CHAPTER XIII. IN THE SECRET-SERVICE.
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CHAPTER XIV. A RESCUE AND A BETROTHAL.
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CHAPTER XV. WILL AS A BENEDICT.
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CHAPTER XVI. HOW THE SOBRIQUET OF "BUFFALO BILL'' WAS WON.
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CHAPTER XVII. SATANTA, CHIEF OF THE KIOWAS.
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CHAPTER XVIII. WILL MADE CHIEF OF SCOUTS.
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CHAPTER XIX. ARMY LIFE AT FORT McPHERSON.
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CHAPTER XX. PA-HAS-KA, THE LONG-HAIRED CHIEF.
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CHAPTER XXI. THE HUNT OF THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS.
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CHAPTER XXII. THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES.
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CHAPTER XXIII. THE GOVERNMENT'S INDIAN POLICY.
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CHAPTER XXIV. LITERARY WORK.
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CHAPTER XXV. FIRST VISIT TO THE VALLEY OF THE BIG HORN.
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CHAPTER XXVI. TOUR OF GREAT BRITAIN.
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CHAPTER XXVII. RETURN OF THE "WILD WEST'' TO AMERICA.
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CHAPTER XXVIII. A TRIBUTE TO GENERAL MILES.
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CHAPTER XXIX. THE "WILD WEST'' AT THE WORLD'S FAIR.
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CHAPTER XXX. CODY DAY AT THE OMAHA EXPOSITION.
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CHAPTER XXXI. THE LAST OF THE GREAT SCOUTS.

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    CONTENTS.

  • I. THE OLD HOMESTEAD IN IOWA . . . . . . . . .1
  • II. WILL'S FIRST INDIAN . . . . . . . . . . . 9
  • III. THE SHADOW OF PARTISAN STRIFE . . . . . 16
  • IV. PERSECUTION CONTINUES . . . . . . . . . . 22
  • V. THE "BOY EXTRA" . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
  • VI. FAMILY DEFENDER AND HOUSEHOLD TEASE . . . 39
  • VII. INDIAN ENCOUNTER AND SCHOOL-DAY INCIDENTS 48
  • VIII. DEATH AND BURIAL OF TURK . . . . . . . . 62
  • IX. WILL AS PONY EXPRESS RIDER . . . . . . . . 73
  • X. ECHOES FROM SUMTER . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
  • XI. A SHORT BUT DASHING INDIAN CAMPAIGN . . . 89
  • XII. THE MOTHER'S LAST ILLNESS . . . . . . . . 98
  • XIII. IN THE SECRET-SERVICE . . . . . . . . . 111
  • XIV. A RESCUE AND A BETROTHAL . . . . . . . . 122
  • XV. WILL AS A BENEDICT . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
  • XVI. HOW THE SOBRIQUET OF "BUFFALO BILL" WAS WON 149
  • XVII. SATANTA, CHIEF OF THE KIOWAS . . . . . . 158
  • XVIII. WILL MADE CHIEF OF SCOUTS . . . . . . . 167
  • XIX. ARMY LIFE AT FORT MCPHERSON . . . . . . . 174
  • XX. PA-HAS-KA, THE LONG-HAIRED CHIEF . . . . . 185
  • XXI. THE HUNT OF THE GRAND DUKE ALEXIS . . . . 195
  • XXII. THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES . . . . . . . . . 203
  • XXIII. THE GOVERNMENT'S INDIAN POLICY . . . . .213
  • XXIV. LITERARY WORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
  • XXV. FIRST VISIT TO THE VALLEY OF THE BIG HORN 233
  • XXVI. TOUR OF GREAT BRITAIN . . . . . . . . . .241
  • XXVII. RETURN OF THE "WILD WEST" TO AMERICA . .254
  • XXVIII. A TRIBUTE TO GENERAL MILES . . . . . . 263
  • XXIX. THE "WILD WEST" AT THE WORLD'S FAIR . . .268
  • XXX. CODY DAY AT THE OMAHA EXPOSITION . . . . .279
  • XXXI. THE LAST OF THE GREAT SCOUTS . . . . . . 290
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