When we hear the name “Buffalo Bill,” the first person we think of is Buffalo Bill Cody, the famed frontier scout and Wi…
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The Tragedy of Texas Jack Texas Jack Omohundro and Giuseppina Morlacchi’s doomed romance
Texas Jack could have been the person about whom the phrase “tall, dark and handsome” was coined. And Giuseppina Morlacc…
Ziegfield and Buffalo Bill It was another of Flo Ziegfeld’s tall tales.
The other day a True West reader mentioned that he’d read a story concerning claiming Buffalo Bill, hired a young trick …
Building Your Western Library: Steve Friesen The former director of the Buffalo Bill Museum shares his book recommendations.
Steve Friesen recently retired after 22 years as director of the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave. He is the author of Buff…
Monkey Business A million-dollar sale at Brian Lebel’s proves collecting the Old West attracts more wealth than a monkey riding a goat.
A half-scale saddle that advertised Buffalo Bill’s Wild West act of a monkey riding a goat was among the top historical …
Legendary Westerners Review of Deanne Stillman's Blood Brothers.
Blood Brothers: The Story of the Strange Friendship Between Sitting Bull and Buffalo Bill by Deanne Stillman (Simon and …
What Happened to the Scalp that “Buffalo Bill” Cody Took from Cheyenne Warrior Yellow Hair at Warbonnet Creek in 1876?
What happened to the scalp that “Buffalo Bill” Cody took from Cheyenne warrior Yellow Hair at Warbonnet Creek in 1876? R…
Sitting Bull’s Dancing Horse A meeting missed between the Lakota holy man and world-renowned showman “Buffalo Bill” Cody.
A strange and heartbreaking moment transpired outside Sitting Bull’s cabin in 1890, while he was being assassinated duri…
Hot Air & Kind Words The proper burial of “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s press agent, “Arizona John” Burke.
The “Prince of Press Agents,” a spinmeister in a Stetson—he made “Buffalo Bill” Cody a household word around the world. …
Annie Oakley’s Rival Lillian Smith won on the range but lost behind the scenes.
Annie Oakley wasn’t the only great female sharpshooter in the 19th century. In fact, many people thought that Lillian S…