Offers middle readers a story about the early years of Buffalo Bill as young Bill Cody ventures out on his first trip west to see the wild frontier and learns first-hand just how wild and dangerous it actually is....
Set in 1854 in the Kansas Territory, eight-year-old Bill is thrilled with his new surroundings and his family's new way of life, but as the slavery issue begins to tear the country apart and border ruffians come to force them off their land, Bill is ...
Things have changed dramatically for nine-year-old Bill since his father left home. He is suddenly the man of the house and must help his family survive the bitter-cold winter. And to top it all off, he now has to go to school!
But with ...
The train stretched out like a white snake in front of him, twenty-five wagons rolling forward, dipping and leaning over the uneven prairie ...
The year is 1857, and Bill Cody's pa has recently passed away. Now eleven years old, Bill takes ...