A Cowboy Legend

Buffalo Bill and the tale of Buck Taylor.

The legend began with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show in Omaha, Nebraska on May 19th, 1883. Cody decided to make cowboys into heroes. Cody picked an incorrigible Texas cowboy named Levi “Buck” Taylor, who could ride and shoot. It was no easy job, but Cody created a biography where Buck was a “brave orphan boy from Texas” who grew up with great hardships. He was incorruptible and was always fighting on the side of good. A dime novel about Buck Taylor was written and a national hero was created. Nobody was more surprised at what happened than Cody himself.