Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and Cultural Ambassadorship

Authors

Robert Polo, Brigham Young University
Dr. Frank Christianson, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Buffalo Bill, Wild West, cultural ambassadorship, William F. Cody

College

Humanities

Department

English

Abstract

On Thursday, March 31, 1887, William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody left New York aboard “The State of Nebraska.” He headed for England along with the Wild West, a band of “more than two hundred men and animals, consisting of Indians, cowboys…Mexican wild riders, celebrated rifle shots,” and various forms of livestock (Cody 18). This voyage to the motherland represented a new chapter in the showman’s life. His alleged triumphs as Colonel William Frederick Cody, guide and scout, did not compare to the potential victories on the new frontier of his career: England.

Recommended Citation

Polo, Robert and Christianson, Dr. Frank (2014) "Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and Cultural Ambassadorship," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014: Iss. 1, Article 583.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/583