A Mother in Manville
...ard-working person. He showed that even if you are born in a small town like he was, you still can achieve great success. Buffalo Bill’s accomplishments changed lives. I think this way because he killed nearly 4,300 bison in eight months, and because of this, trappers turned to the buffalo as a source of profit, changing the way people hunted. He also changed the mythic tale of the American West and how it was viewed and seen. His Wild West Show was very massive and blown up about the drama of life on the frontier. In fact it was so massive and blown up that it well established the images of the Wild West in the minds of Americans and the rest of the world during the show’s existence. Buffalo Bill Cody had many accomplishments, and some of those accomplishments even surpassed what others did before him. I feel this way because he changed the literary and stage character into the phenomenon that was Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, which easily was the most successful sightseeing force in traveling entertainment during the late 1800s. He also became the best-known spokesperson for the New West. Buffalo Bill Cody was a legend in his time. His legend is that Cody’s attraction for drama and the attention spurred him to envision the incredible world of the Wild West Show. The immensity of the show and the exaggerated dramas of life on the frontier well established the images of the Wild West into the minds of Americans and the rest of the world during the show’s existence. Everlasting stereotypes and images of the west such as the Cowboy and Indian Battle, the round stage coach camp, and the buffalo hunt originated under Cody’s production and direction. Just in case your still not convinced about inducting Buffalo Bill Cody into the Cowboy Hall of Fame, here is some more important info that might be of use to you. William F. Cody was born on February 26, 1846 in a log cabin in LeClaire, Iowa, and died in 1917. He earned his nickname as a scout during the Civil War, and established his notoriety as a model frontiers man. He had Indian warfare as another impressive accomplishment of mythical western experiences. He...