| CHAPTER | | PAGE | | Compiler’s Preface, | 11 | | I. | Introductory, | 13 | | II. | The Scout, | 20 | | III. | What Is a Cowboy? | 36 | | IV. | The Riders of the World, | 44 | | V. | Indian Home Life, | 59 | | VI. | Expert Shooting, | 71 | | VII. | A Most Famous Ride, | 77 | | VIII. | Letters of Commendation from Prominent Military Men, | 85 | | IX. | Buffalo Bill’s Boyhood, | 99 | | X. | Bill Kills His First Indian, | 104 | | XI. | The Boy Miner, | 110 | | XII. | Story of the Pony Express, | 113 | | XIII. | A Ride for Life, | 123 | | XIV. | Held up by Road Agents, | 127 | | XV. | A Year of Adventures, | 132 | | XVI. | A Soldier of the Civil War, | 140 | | XVII. | A Champion Buffalo Hunter, | 145 | | XVIII. | Scout, Guide, and Indian Fighter, | 151 | | XIX. | Buffalo Bill’s Pards of the Plains, | 159 | | XX. | Border Poetry, | 181 | | XXI. | From Prairie to Palace, | 189 | | XXII. | The Wild West at Sea, | 197 | | XXIII. | A Royal Welcome, | 207 | | XXIV. | A Visit from Queen Victoria, | 219 | | XXV. | The Home Trail, | 227 | | XXVI. | Swinging around Europe, | 232 | | XXVII. | The Last Indian War, | 252 | | XXVIII. | Back to Europe, | 260 | | Appendix, | 269 | | An Episode Since the Return from Europe, | 273 |
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