THE LIFE OF HON. WILLIAM F. CODY

KNOWN AS BUFFALO BILL

THE FAMOUS HUNTER, SCOUT AND GUIDE.

_AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY_.

1879




To GENERAL PHILIP H. SHERIDAN, THIS BOOK IS MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED
BY THE AUTHOR.

[Illustration: Yours Sincerely, W. F. Cody]




INTRODUCTORY.


The life and adventures of Hon. William F. Cody--Buffalo Bill--as told
by himself, make up a narrative which reads more like romance than
reality, and which in many respects will prove a valuable contribution
to the records of our Western frontier history. While no literary
excellence is claimed for the narrative, it has the greater merit of
being truthful, and is verified in such a manner that no one can doubt