The Odyssey of A Westerner

Since the earliest decades of Western settlements, authors have celebrated and iconized archetypal American heroes of the frontier. From Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett to Kit Carson and Buffalo Bill Cody, most of the lionized lived during an era of history well-defined through popular culture. Cody was born in the 19th century, early enough to live—and promote—an extraordinary life that began on the banks of the Mississippi in Iowa and later ride horseback across the silver screen in some of