Buffalo Bill Cody: the man behind the legend

Introduction: "Where Council Fires Gleamed"

The Cody (or Was It Coady?) Family Tree

"The Youngest Indian Slayer on the Plains"

The Dark Side of "Manifest Destiny"

"The Swift Phantom of the Desert"

From Horse Thief to Cavalry Scout

Cody Takes a Shot at Domestic Life

Scouting with Sheridan

The Battle of Summit Springs

"Buffalo Bill, the King of Border Men"

More Fame

and the Medal of Honor

Triumph

and Tragedy

"More Like Fiction than Reality"

"The Vastly Enlarged and Reorganized Wild West"

"Purely and Distinctively American"

Crossing the "Big Water"

The Last of the Indian Wars

"A Congress of Rough Riders"

"On the Threshold of 1900"

The Old Scout on "His Native Heath"

"The Man Who Broke My Heart"

Epilogue: The Legacy.