Author: William Lightfoot Visscher
Publisher: Franklin Classics
Published: 2018-10-10
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780342128983
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Author: Buffalo Bill
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9781230382609
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER Vm. A MILLIONAIRE IN PROSPECTIVE. 00N after returning to Fort Hays I was sent with dispatches to Fort Harker. After delivering the messages I visited the town of Ellsworth, about three miies west of Fort Harker, and there I met a man named William Rose, a contractor Od the Kansas Pacific railroad, who had a contract for grading near Fort Hays. His stock had been stolen by the Indians, and his visit to Ellsworth was to buy more. During the course of our conversation, Mr. Rose incidentally remarked that he had some idea of laying out a town on the west side of Big creek, about one mile from the fort, where the railroad was to cross. He asked my opinion of the contemplated enterprise, and I told him that I thought it was " a big thing." He then proposed taking me as a partner in the scheme, and suggested that after we got the town laid out and thrown open to the public, we should establish a store and saloon there. Thinking it would be a grand thing to be half-owner of a town, I at cnce accepted his proposition. We bought a stock of such articles as are usually found in a frontier store, and transported them to the place on Big creek where we were to found our town. We hired a railroad engineer to survey the site and stake it off into lots, and we gave the new town the ancient and historical name of Rome. As a" starter," we donated lots to any one who would build on them, but reserved the corner lots and others which were best located for ourselves. These reserved lots we valued at fifty dollars each. A HOWL FROM ROME. Our modern Rome, like ail mushroom towns along the line of a new railroad, sprang up as if by magic, and in less than one month we had two hundred frame and log houses, three or four stores, several saloons, and one...
Author: Buffalo Bill
Publisher:
Published: 1920
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Col. William F. Cody, known to the world as Buffalo Bill, greatest of all scouts- lived the vivid life he writes about- and he writes as vividly as he lived. Romance wedded to history! A personal narrative as thrilling and satisfying as the most highly colored piece of imaginative writing"--Front jacket flap
Author: Buffalo Bill
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2023-07-18
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781020572647
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This thrilling autobiography tells the story of Colonel William F. Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill, one of the most famous American frontier figures. With vivid language and captivating anecdotes, Cody shares his adventures as a buffalo hunter, army scout, and showman, and offers a unique perspective on life in the Old West. This book is both a historical document and a thrilling read. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: William Lightfoot Visscher
Publisher: Nabu Press
Published: 2014-01-14
Total Pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9781294520788
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Author: Buffalo Bill
Publisher: DigiCat
Published: 2022-08-01
Total Pages: 95
ISBN-13:
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