Quotes from Robert A. Carter

By 1849, when news of the discovery of gold in California reached the East, Isaac Cody was a solid citizen of his community. In 1847 he contracted with William F. Brackenridge to clear a six-hundred-acre farm on the Wapsipinicon River.

connection. In April 1855 my great-granduncle Alexander Carter Jr. and his younger brother, Thomas Marion Carter, left their home in Scioto County, Ohio, and

The show is worth seeing-if it is worth

In 1986, under the sponsorship of the U.S. Information Agency, he conducted seminars for Chinese educators in Beijing, China, in the teaching of American English. He was a key speaker at the first Face-to-Face International Publishing Conference in The Hague, Netherlands, and was a principal speaker at the annual meeting of the Periodical Publishers

If Cody's fame and popularity seem strange to us today-he was, after all, celebrated for his prowess in killing, both buffalo and Indians-it is because his virtues were nineteenth-century virtues, and we live in an age of disillusion and cynicism. Cody's death, in a way, along with the First World War, signaled the end of those nineteenth-century values.

being in a room (or warehouse or store) full of books. I love the thrill of discovering

friends easily and apparently kept them for years; it seems that virtually everyone he ever encountered liked him, unlikely as this seems. A skeptic might suspect that some of those friends were drawn to him by his generosity, which was legendary; he spread money around lavishly wherever he went. Many

rinks, and variety theaters, often appearing as a "specialty" with their acting dogs, Jack and George. As part of their act, George, a standard-bred poodle, sat on a pedestal with an apple on his head, which he allowed

Allen, and Peter Sells of Dublin, Ohio. By 1878 they had added additional performers and tents and were traveling by railroad. In the early 1880s the circus was enjoying excellent business wherever it went.

Dr. Michael Rostafinski, and John Tebbel for advice and information; my wife and "first reader," Reade Johnson; and my editor at John Wiley, Hana Lane, for

Tho was Buffalo Bill Cody? Most people know, at the very least, that he was a hero of the Old West, like Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, and

horseback for twenty days-and, incidentally,

being in a room (or warehouse or store) full of books. I love the thrill of discovering a new writer. I love seeing a finished book in my hands-a book that came to me

cherished his Nebraska

to catch runoff water from the roof for laundry purposes; when it did not rain, a big tank wagon

year's show had been heavy with shooting acts, but, in fact, despite Nate Salsbury's criticisms of the Cody-Carver ensemble, the program wasn't much changed. The buffalo chase had replaced the unfortunate attempt to ride buffalo. The reviewer for the Spirit of the Times wrote: "The only artistic interest in the show is that it seems to

Clearly, the earl was a first-rate reporter, with an excellent memory. Dunraven accompanied

In April 1855 my great-granduncle Alexander Carter Jr. and his younger brother,

We hope so much that you will be able to come and have tea with us on Wednesday, as we would be much disappointed not to see you. Yours sincerely,

A rider galloping into a station had only to free his mochila, throw it over an already saddled fresh horse, and he was on his way.

Presiding over the "genuine blanket

Turner, Frederick J. "The Significance of the Frontier in American History." Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1893. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1894.

Texas Jack did not remain out west hunting for long; by August they were back in Rochester, to begin preparations for the next theatrical season. Texas Jack had another reason to return. He had fallen in love with Signorina Morlacchi, and they were now engaged. Omohundro and Morlacchi

The show played Montreal in August, where the reviews were raves, both in English and in French, especially for "le fameux chef indien." On October 5 the St. Louis Republican reported that "Buffalo Bill's Wild West attracted an immense crowd to Sportsman's Park yesterday afternoon.