02858nam 2200685Ia 450 991097222670332120200520144314.097866138632569781283550802128355080697808032445660803244568(CKB)2670000000234129(EBL)999197(OCoLC)811226040(SSID)ssj0000711057(PQKBManifestationID)11418456(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000711057(PQKBWorkID)10681466(PQKB)10647510(Au-PeEL)EBL999197(CaPaEBR)ebr10590734(CaONFJC)MIL386325(MiAaPQ)EBC999197(Perlego)4518217(EXLCZ)99267000000023412920120312d2012 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBuffalo Bill from prairie to palace /John M. Burke ; edited and with an introduction by Chris DixonLincoln University of Nebraska Pressc20121 online resource (397 p.)The papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" CodyOriginally published: Chicago ; New York : Rand, McNally & Co., 1893.9780803240728 0803240724 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Series Editor's Preface; Introduction: The Mysterious Major Burke; Acknowledgments; Buffalo Bill from Prairie to Palace; Notes; Bibliography; IndexAdvance man, press agent, and publicist extraordinaire, John M. Burke (1842-1917) was instrumental in turning William F. Cody into the iconic persona of Buffalo Bill. And with this biography, published in 1893, Burke put the finishing touches on the legend that persists to this day. This new, definitive edition includes the full text and all the photographs and line drawings of Burke's original, while providing critical background details on the literary sources, historical characters, and events that figure in the work.With "a few plain truths, unadorned," Burke purported to give a PioneersWest (U.S.)BiographyFrontier and pioneer lifeWest (U.S.)EntertainersUnited StatesBiographyWest (U.S.)BiographyPioneersFrontier and pioneer lifeEntertainers978/.033092BBurke John M.d. 1917.1813173Dixon Chris121492MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910972226703321Buffalo Bill from prairie to palace4366017UNINA