Recounts Will Cody's, later known as Buffalo Bill, legendary Pony Express ride where he covers 322 miles, using twenty-one horses, and taking over twenty-one hours to complete.

Presents a biography of Buffalo Bill Cody, and chronicles his early days as a Pony Express rider, buffalo hunter for the railroad, and scout for the army, as well as his legendary Wild West shows.

"This, the first significant biography of Buffalo Bill Cody for younger readers in many years, explains it all. With copious archival illustrations and a handsome design, "Presenting Buffalo Bill "makes the great showman come alive for new generations. Extensive back matter, bibliography, and source notes complete the package."--

Explores how the man who became the most famous entertainer of his time and a legend of the "Wild West" grew up amid a violent regional conflict that would soon tear apart the nation.

This film presents a portrait of the man who made the American West into the American story. For most Americans in the mid-1800s, the Wild West existed only in dime novels, but a young man from Kansas who had roamed the prairies in the war with the Plains Indians came to embody the picaresque frontier hero. As the frontier was rapidly disappearing, he realized he could market his life as entertainment, and millions around the world would pay for a...