The Boy Who Became Buffalo Bill
Growing Up Billy Cody in Bleeding Kansas
by Andrea Warren
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Pub Date Nov 03 2015 | Archive Date Dec 01 2015
Description
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.
A Note From the Publisher
Advance Praise
“The Boy Who Became Buffalo Bill reads like a rip-roaring, action-packed adventure, taking the reader from Civil War Kansas to the wild west of Cody’s youth and then onward to his creation of one of the greatest traveling shows in history. Andrea Warren brings to life this brave boy who became an American legend. I enjoyed this book immensely and so will young readers.” —Jim Murphy, author of The Boy’s War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War
“Thoroughly researched and completely engaging, The Boy Who Became Buffalo Bill skillfully interweaves the violent events in pre-Civil War Kansas over the issue of slavery with the fascinating childhood of Billy Cody, who grew up to become the legendary Buffalo Bill. A riveting account.” —Penny Colman, author of Girls: A History of Growing Up Female in America
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781477827185 |
| PRICE | $19.99 (USD) |
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