Front matter

HE SAW THE FEATHERED HEAD OF AN INDIAN POKE OVER THE BANK BEFORE HIM.

The Adventures of Buffalo Bill

BY COL. WILLIAM F. CODY (BUFFALO BILL)

HARPER & ROW, PUBLISHERS NEW YORK, EVANSTON, and LONDON

Harper’s Young People’s Series

New Large Type Edition

Illustrated—Jackets Printed in Colors

Toby Tyler. By James Otis Mr. Stubbs’s Brother. By James Otis Tim and Tip. By James Otis Raising the Pearl. By James Otis Adventures of Buffalo Bill. By W. F. Cody Diddie, Dumps, and Tot. By Mrs. L. C. Pyrnelle Music and Musicians. By Lucy C. Lillie The Cruise of the Canoe Club. By W. L. Alden The Cruise of the “Ghost.” By W. L. Alden Moral Pirates. By W. L. Alden A New Robinson Crusoe. By W. L. Alden The Adventures of Jimmy Brown. By W. L. Alden Prince Lazybones. By Mrs. W. J. Hays The Flamingo Feather. By Kirk Munroe Derrick Sterling. By Kirk Munroe Chrystal, Jack & Co. By Kirk Munroe Wakulla. By Kirk Munroe The Ice Queen. By Ernest Ingersoll The Red Mustang. By W. O. Stoddard Talking Leaves. By W. O. Stoddard Two Arrows. By W. O. Stoddard The Household of Glen Holly. By Lucy C. Lillie Mildred’s Bargain. By Lucy C. Lillie Nan. By Lucy C. Lillie Rolf House. By Lucy C. Lillie

THE ADVENTURES OF BUFFALO BILL

Copyright 1904 By Harper & Brothers Printed in the U.S.A.

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CONTENTS

THE ADVENTURES OF BUFFALO BILL

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I.Crossing the Plains 1

II.Rounding Up Indians 29

III.Pursuing the Sioux 51

IV.My Duel with Yellow Hand 76

THE LIFE OF BUFFALO BILL

I.The Little Boy of the Prairie 101

II.Little Bill at School and at the Traps 118

III.The Pony Express Rider 134

IV.“Bill Cody, the Scout” 151

V.The Indian Campaigns with the Army 160

VI.Buffalo Bill and His Show 169

ILLUSTRATIONS

He Saw the Feathered Head of an Indian Poke Over the Bank Before Him Frontispiece

I Disentangled Myself and Jumped Behind the Dead Body of My Horse Facing p. 46

In the Distance I Saw a Large Herd of Buffaloes Which Were Being Chased and Fired at by Twenty or Thirty Indians " 96

He Looked Up and Saw Indians in War Paint Standing Inside the Cave, Gazing at Him " 128