Memories of Buffalo Bill
- Paperback
346 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2025
Summary
Buffalo Bill: A Wife’s Tale - Memories of William F. Cody
Written with the help of Courtney Ryley Cooper, Memories of Buffalo Bill offers an idealized account of William F. Cody’s life from the perspective of his wife, Louisa. True to its origins, this account offers many more details about Cody’s domestic life, including his children, than any other preceding work. Although William and Louisa’s real-life marriage was marred by some high-profile scandals, it endured until h…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781496242587 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1496242580 |
| Series: | The Papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody |
| Author: | Louisa Frederici Cody, Sherry L. Smith |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press |
| Imprint: | University of Nebraska Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 346 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Louisa Cody’s biography Memories of Buffalo Bill, written in collaboration with press agent Courtney Ryley Cooper, reads like fiction-and some of it is. Sherry L. Smith’s carefully researched and written introduction to this edition reveals some of the truths Louisa Cody conveniently left out. With Smith’s interpretations, this book offers a fresh and entertaining look at relationships in the Cody family.”-Steve Friesen, author of Galloping Gourmet: Eating and Drinking with Buffalo Bill
About The Author
Louisa Frederici Cody
Louisa M. Frederici Cody (1844–1921) was the wife of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody. They married on March 6, 1866, and remained in a contentious relationship until Cody’s death in 1917.
Courtney Ryley Cooper (1886–1940) was a press agent for Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show, as well as a Marine, crime reporter, screenwriter, and the author of Annie Oakley’s first biography.
Sherry L. Smith is University Distinguished Professor of History (Emerita) at Southern Methodist University. She is the author of Reimagining Indians: Native Americans through Anglo Eyes, 1880–1940, among other books.
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