Last of the Great Scouts


Read by Barry Eads

(5 stars; 5 reviews)

A biographical account of the boy who became "Buffalo Bill" written by his sister. A wide variety of experiences from his first job as a mule-driver on the Kansas plains, as a Pony Express rider, a cavalry scout and Indian fighter, a buffalo hunter, and a celebrity with his famous "Wild West Show." - Summary by Barry Eads (8 hr 30 min)

Chapters

Preface 3:14 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 01: The Old Homestead in Iowa 14:50 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 02: Will's First Indian 11:34 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 03: The Shadow of Partisan Strife 9:52 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 04: Persecution Continues 13:10 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 05: The "Boy Extra" 15:13 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 06: Family Defender and Household Tease 14:33 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 07: Indian Encounter and School-Day Incident 23:32 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 08: Death and Burial of Turk 19:17 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 09: Will as Pony Express Rider 11:26 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 10: Echoes from Sumter 15:04 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 11: A Short but Dashing Indian Campaign 14:06 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 12: The Mother's Last Illness 21:33 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 13: In the Secret-Service 19:21 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 14: A Rescue and a Betrothal 18:58 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 15: Will as a Benedict 26:45 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 16: How the Sobriquet of "Buffalo Bill" was Won 14:47 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 17: Satanta, Chief of the Kiowas 15:05 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 18: Will Made Chief of Scouts 11:14 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 19: Army Life at Fort McPherson 19:40 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 20: Pa-has-ka, the Long-Haired Chief 16:27 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 21: The Hunt of the Grand Duke Alexis 13:41 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 22: Theatrical Experience 16:54 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 23: The Government's Indian Policy 16:21 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 24: Literary Work 17:41 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 25: First Visit to the Valley of the Big Horn 13:55 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 26: Tour of Great Britain 23:39 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 27: Return of the "Wild West" to America 15:39 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 28: A Tribute to General Miles 8:59 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 29: The "Wild West" at the World's Fair 20:19 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 30: Cody Day at the Omaha Exposition 20:22 Read by Barry Eads
Chapter 31: The Last of the Great Scouts 13:11 Read by Barry Eads

Reviews


(5 stars)

Very well read and surprisingly vivid and gripping, although since the author was Cody’s sister it could hardly be objective. There are some unfortunately racist depictions of Black people and Native Americans that were pretty common for the time. All in all interesting book and an excellent narrator.