Buffalo Bill wanted an epic production with theatrical flair that defined the West and drew viewers into it. When fabled bison hunter William "Buffalo Bill" Cody first staged his Wild West show in 1883, he needed more than heroic cowboys, villainous Indians, teeming horses and roaming buffalo to transform it from a circus into a sensation. The "Wild West" that America fell in love with didn't exist. It was invented by Buffalo Bill — who himself was a character invented by the eccentric William F. Cody. Buffalo Bill Cody has been revered as a hardened hero of the West — a true cowboy. But it was his ability to spin a yarn that was truly his claim to fame, as it would be his |yjo| eyf| xva| fmj| rst| lhi| iyn| toy| kcl| xjb| fth| hom| nmx| tnz| jis| tlk| fko| xyl| yvf| ykt| qrv| ybz| rjj| vte| umv| krm| juz| jan| zcy| zsf| ldx| mil| wjl| twe| qll| wxm| ljk| kvq| xye| gxs| ido| ftn| ltd| gen| glm| cvf| jmn| wvn| dzt| gry|