Buffalo Bill, the Mythic West, and the Imperial Frontier

Inward Empire by Inward Empire

Mar 28, 201683:29Society & Culture

William F. Cody - better known as Buffalo Bill - did more than any other person to translate the history of the American West into the language of popular culture. This episode explores how he molded his own past, and th...

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