Thaw to cspan for filming it. This is a wonderful opportunity to get the story of buffalo bill and the west out to the broad american audience, that is the goal of all of us in this business, to try and inspire others of the story of the American West and show why we love it so much. This morning, we have three folks who are going to inspire you, and make you fall even more in love with the American West. Were going to have them speak in alphabetical order. I learned to do that back in the fifth grade. Thats the way were going to do this. Ill introduce them individually as they appear. First, we have jeff broom. Who ive known for many years. Jeff is very active in not only the academic world but world of Popular History and writes magazine articles for true west and wild west magazine and belongs to many western organizations. He got his ph. D. At the university of colorado of boulder. Colorado seems to be a theme here today because of where people are buried even though they didnt wan
Thanks to the Buffalo Bill Center of the west for holding this symposium. Thaw to cspan for filming it. This is a wonderful opportunity to get the story of buffalo bill and the west out to the broad american audience, that is the goal of all of us in this business, to try and inspire others of the story of the American West and show why we love it so much. This morning, we have three folks who are going to inspire you, and make you fall even more in love with the American West. Were going to have them speak in alphabetical order. I learned to do that back in the fifth grade. Thats the way were going to do this. Ill introduce them individually as they appear. First, we have jeff broom. Who ive known for many years. Jeff is very active in not only the academic world but world of Popular History and writes magazine articles for true west and wild west magazine and belongs to many western organizations. He got his ph. D. At the university of colorado of boulder. Colorado seems to be a them
This 90 minute talk. Thank you, jeremy. Thanks to the Buffalo Bill Center of the west for holding this symposium. Thaw to cspan for filming it. This is a wonderful opportunity to get the story of buffalo bill and the west out to the broad american audience, that is the goal of all of us in this business, to try and inspire others of the story of the American West and show why we love it so much. This morning, we have three folks who are going to inspire you, and make you fall even more in love with the American West. Were going to have them speak in alphabetical order. I learned to do that back in the fifth grade. Thats the way were going to do this. Ill introduce them individually as they appear. First, we have jeff broom. Who ive known for many years. Jeff is very active in not only the academic world but world of Popular History and writes magazine articles for true west and wild west magazine and belongs to many western organizations. He got his ph. D. At the university of colorado
Thank you all for coming out tonight. Its great to have such a terrific crowd. Book tv is here, cspan. So, yeah. Lets hear it for book tv. We dont have an applause light so patty is going to wave her hat during the lecture at which point you burst into applause. You guys on the balcony will get confetti and you can throw it out at odd intervals and convey the whole spirit of this event. And people at home watching this on book tv will know how wonderful this lecture is. That would be excellent. As usual with william cody the best way to start is with the story. In the spring of 1883 william buffalo bill cody a onetime buffalo hunter and army scout, already a well known performer, held the first dress rehearsal for what would become Buffalo Bills wild west show in nebraska. According to an eyewitness when the deadwood stagecoach trundld into the arena buffalo bill invited the town council wlug the mayor, a beloved but notorious blusterer to ride in the coach. For the first two passes ar
Actor, entrepreneur, and congressional medal of honor winner. Next on history book shelf louis warren discusses the public image of the famous and controversial figure in his biography Buffalo Bills america, william cody and the wild west show. This is recorded at the center of the American West in boulder, colorado in 2005. Its about an hour. [applause] thank you all for coming out tonight. Its great to have such a terrific crowd. Book tv is here, cspan. So, yeah. Lets hear it for book tv. We dont have an applause light up there so patty is going to wave her hat during the lecture at which point you burst into applause. You guys on the balcony will get confetti and you can throw it out at odd intervals and convey the whole spirit of this event. And people at home watching this on book tv will know how wonderful this lecture is. That would be excellent. [applause] as usual with william cody the best way to start is with the story. In the spring of 1883 william buffalo bill cody a oneti