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8 de sept. de 2015 · Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Buffalo Bill Cody was just 14 years old, so the story goes, when he made his world-famous ride for the Pony Express. Leaving Red Buttes on the North Platte River near present-day Casper, Wyo., he galloped 76 miles west to Three Crossings on the Sweetwater River.
22 de jun. de 2018 · The Pony Express operated for less than two years, but its legend—burnished by Buffalo Bill Cody—lives on. By Simon Worrall. June 22, 2018. • 12 min read.
2 de abr. de 2024 · Although a financially disastrous brief enterprise, the Pony Express and its most famous riders, such as William (“Buffalo Bill”) Cody and Robert (“Pony Bob”) Haslam, captured the national imagination as one of the most daring and colourful episodes in the history of the American West.
In celebration of the 100 years that have passed since Buffalo Bill died, check out 10 surprising episodes from his larger-than-life life. 1. He probably wasn’t a rider for the Pony Express
Probably more than any other rider in the Pony Express, William Cody (better known as Buffalo Bill) epitomizes the legend and the folklore, be it fact or fiction, of the Pony Express. [58] [59] Numerous stories have been told of young Cody's adventures as a Pony Express rider, though his accounts may have been fabricated or ...
31 de mar. de 2024 · Buffalo Bill (born February 26, 1846, Scott county, Iowa, U.S.—died January 10, 1917, Denver, Colorado) was an American buffalo hunter, U.S. Army scout, Pony Express rider, Indian fighter, actor, and impresario who dramatized the facts and flavor of the American West through fiction and melodrama.
He went on to fur trapping and gold mining, then joined an early version of the Pony Express in 1860. After the Civil War, Cody scouted for the Army and gained the nickname “Buffalo Bill” as a hunter providing meat for the railroad workers.
