Review of
Buffalo Bill’s Boyhood,
by Elmer Sherwood
Four out of five stars
Great adventure story, even if embellished
While William (Buffalo
Bill) Cody was a real person that was engaged in adult actions at a young age,
there is little to no evidence that some of the exploits in this book actually
happened. Yet, they are exciting to read, they will stir the imagination of
boys that follow the genre of the western.
While his
father (Isaac Cody) died from the stab wounds of an attack by a pro-slavery
advocate, the real story is more involved. His father lived for some time after
the attack, his death was largely due to a respiratory infection. Cody’s claim
that he was a rider for the Pony Express and experienced great danger is also
disputed.
Cody was a
great showman he was not above engaging in creative exaggeration. That is the
case with this author as well, still it is a fun and easy book to read.
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