Talk:Buffalo Bill

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Is Buffalo Bill Cody considered a Vaudeville performer? Marc S. 206.192.35.125 (talk) 19:26, 2 July 2015 (UTC)Reply

I've found mention that there were many dime novels and stories about Buffalo Bill. Those need to be added to the list of media. I'm looking for a good source--but if anyone knows of one please add. Jaldous1 (talk) 01:58, 26 August 2015 (UTC)Reply

The Edward T. LeBlanc Dime Novel Bibliography project - it's incredible. You can sort for books where Cody is credited as the author, AND books where he appears as a character. --Orange Mike | Talk 06:17, 13 November 2021 (UTC)Reply

See the collections part of thedime novel topic. The ones at university have searchable index or a list of titles. One dime novel series Buffalo Bill and … has hundreds of novels. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:D591:5F10:3817:9E5D:24D5:A265 (talk) 03:01, 28 December 2022 (UTC)Reply

Just a brief comment about the article. It is very informative but seems somewhat adulatory and uncritical, as though it were written by people who have spent their whole lives researching his life. There should be a "controversy" section like other Wikipedia articles, where the "star" is brought down to earth with tough discussions about misogyny, racism, exploitation, etc. DJ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.148.30.126 (talk) 03:59, 27 November 2015 (UTC) Good idea. It will show how well Buffalo Bill comes out. Also ‘tough discussions about misogyny’ often end with extensive criticism of the concept, and those who promote it; also a good idea. 216.198.80.202 (talk) 16:21, 11 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

Is there a consensus of reliable sources for critical analysis of Buffalo Bill's life?

He surely did wild west shows without what is considered modern safety equipment, should a critical analysis section have detail on that and what safety equipment was not used and impossible to know since it hadn't been invented at the time?

Vote to only include if credible reliable sources include detail on Buffalo Bill with citations to back their assertions - A set of random quotations by reviewers, movie critics, book reviews excluded. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:D591:5F10:7930:E18A:117B:394C (talk) 22:26, 28 December 2022 (UTC)Reply

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A couple of articles online claim that Bill's father was one "William Cody Snr" born in Wexford, Ireland. Is anyone able to clear up the confusion? Example: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-slobs-of-wexford-1343914.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 176.61.50.127 (talk) 21:10, 25 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

Under the section 'Early life and education' and the block quote about the Utah War - I added a reference to the book with link, but it seems to be paraphrased from the original. If someone wants to look at it. BaomoVW (talk) 20:59, 14 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

This is specifically what I'm referring to. It may just be the wrong edition of the book. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZU9KAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA41

Presently the moon rose, dead ahead of me; and painted boldly across its face was the figure of an Indian. He wore this war-bonnet of the Sioux, at his shoulder was a rifle pointed at someone in the river-bottom 30 feet [9 meters] below; in another second he would drop one of my friends. I raised my old muzzle-loader and fired. The figure collapsed, tumbled down the bank and landed with a splash in the water. 'What is it?' called McCarthy, as he hurried back. 'It's over there in the water.' 'Hi!' he cried. 'Little Billy's killed an Indian all by himself!' So began my career as an Indian fighter. BaomoVW (talk) 21:18, 20 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

• "Buffalo Bill Visits Cliff House Sept 13, 1902". cliffhouseproject.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
• "William F. Cody on dark horse near Cliff House". codyarchive.org. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
• "Native Americans from Buffalo Bill's Wild West on deck of Cliff House in San Francisco, California". codyarchive.org. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
• "William F. Cody and five Native American men standing beside Cliff House". codyarchive.org. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
• Western Neighborhods Project. "Sep 1902 Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show encampment in Richmond District, on site of Bay District Racetrack, Lone Mountain in background". outsidelands.org. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
• Did Buffalo Bill Visit Your Town? - Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave
• https://www.loc.gov/rr/news/topics/bill.html
• Buffalo Bill a bust in big Vallejo show
• http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/hns/buffalobill/home.html
• File:Cliff House 1902.jpg

Z75SG61Ilunqpdb (talk) 06:00, 19 March 2018 (UTC)Reply

• Letter from Louisa Frederici Cody to John Tait (money)

Z75SG61Ilunqpdb (talk) 06:00, 19 March 2018 (UTC)Reply

Someone made substantial changes to the Medal of Honor section I contributed to without adding any sources, with the result that the remaining source does not support it. Per this academic book, Simpson's brief did not acknowledge the requirement to be a soldier-- it said expressly that this was never a requirement under the law, and incorrectly cited a book that did not support this. Native American scouts were enlisted, as in they had an enlistment contract, so they weren't at all comparable to guides hired for temporary periods under the quartermaster department, and this is why their awards were not in violation of the law. None of these changes are supported by this source. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Foxtrot5151 (talk • contribs) 04:53, 17 January 2019 (UTC)Reply

Suggestion for improvement: The history of Buffalo Bill's Wild West (Show) doesn't mention how long the show toured the United States. When and where was the final performance? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.105.50.34 (talk) 03:56, 28 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

As the attached photo shows, people have been in the habit of tossing coins on the grave when they visit. This has been going on for years. They coins are cleared up regularly, but more still come. How did this habit get started? 216.198.80.202 (talk) 16:24, 11 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

The photo with caption "Cody in 1864 at the age of 19" should be corrected. If Cody was born in February 1846, he cannot have been 19 at any point in the year 1864. He was either 17 or 18 depending on when in the year it was taken. If he was actually 19, the photo is from 1865 or early 1866.

The metadata for the photo says it was taken in 1862 (when he would have been 15 or 16), but it's probably incorrect, as he certainly looks a bit older.Mirza Ahmed (talk) 23:20, 7 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

Cody's freemasonry surely doesn't warrant a level-2 section. I'd suggest that more active maintainers of this page merge it somewhere else. Sdkb ^talk 02:58, 20 September 2024 (UTC)Reply