It was because of my great interest in the West, and my belief that its development would be assisted by the interest I could awaken in others, that I decided to bring the West to the East through the medium… — Buffalo Bill Copy Share Image
The first presentation of my show was given in May, 1883, at Omaha, which I had then chosen as my home. From there we made our first summer tour, visiting practically every important city in the country. — Buffalo Bill Copy Share Image
Stations were built at intervals averaging fifteen miles apart. A rider's route covered three stations, with an exchange of horses at each, so that… — Buffalo Bill Copy Share Image
Excitement was plentiful during my two years' service as a Pony Express rider. — Buffalo Bill Copy Share Image
Quick as lightning Wild Bill pulled his revolver. The stranger fell dead, shot through the brain. — Buffalo Bill Copy Share Image
Having secured my Indian actors, I started for Baltimore, where I organized my combination, and which was the largest troupe I had yet had… — Buffalo Bill Copy Share Image
My great forte in killing buffaloes was to get them circling by riding my horse at the head of the herd and shooting their… — Buffalo Bill Copy Share Image
The Indians were well mounted and felt proud and elated because they had been made United States soldiers. — Buffalo Bill Copy Share Image
Wild Bill was a strange character. In person he was about six feet and one inch in height. He was a Plains-man in every… — Buffalo Bill Copy Share Image
But the West of the old times, with its strong characters, its stern battles and its tremendous stretches of loneliness, can never be blotted… — Buffalo Bill Copy Share Image
Well, Bill [Bill Hickok] was a pretty good shot. But he could not shoot as quick as half a dozen men we all knew… — Buffalo Bill Copy Share Image
Wild Bill was anything but a quarrelsome man yet I have personal knowledge of at least half a dozen men whom he had at… — Buffalo Bill Copy Share Image
![“Well, Bill [Bill Hickok] was a pretty good shot. But he could not shoot as quick as half a dozen men we all knew in those days, nor as straight either. But Bill was cool, and the men who he went up against were rattled, I guess. Bill beat them to it. He made up his mind to kill the other man…” quote by Buffalo Bill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e9c/buffalo-bill-11793_beats_well-bill-bill-hickok-was-a-pretty-good_381801.jpg)
