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Last of the Great Scouts

Name: Last of the Great Scouts
Author: Helen Cody Wetmore

Helen Cody Wetmore

Read by Barry Eads · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Preface (3:14)
Chapter 01: The Old Homestead in Iowa (14:50)
Chapter 02: Will's First Indian (11:34)
Chapter 03: The Shadow of Partisan Strife (9:52)
Chapter 04: Persecution Continues (13:10)
Chapter 05: The "Boy Extra" (15:13)
Chapter 06: Family Defender and Household Tease (14:33)
Chapter 07: Indian Encounter and School-Day Incident (23:32)
Chapter 08: Death and Burial of Turk (19:17)
Chapter 09: Will as Pony Express Rider (11:26)
Chapter 10: Echoes from Sumter (15:04)
Chapter 11: A Short but Dashing Indian Campaign (14:06)
Chapter 12: The Mother's Last Illness (21:33)
Chapter 13: In the Secret-Service (19:21)
Chapter 14: A Rescue and a Betrothal (18:58)
Chapter 15: Will as a Benedict (26:45)
Chapter 16: How the Sobriquet of "Buffalo Bill" was Won (14:47)
Chapter 17: Satanta, Chief of the Kiowas (15:05)
Chapter 18: Will Made Chief of Scouts (11:14)
Chapter 19: Army Life at Fort McPherson (19:40)
Chapter 20: Pa-has-ka, the Long-Haired Chief (16:27)
Chapter 21: The Hunt of the Grand Duke Alexis (13:41)
Chapter 22: Theatrical Experience (16:54)
Chapter 23: The Government's Indian Policy (16:21)
Chapter 24: Literary Work (17:41)
Chapter 25: First Visit to the Valley of the Big Horn (13:55)
Chapter 26: Tour of Great Britain (23:39)
Chapter 27: Return of the "Wild West" to America (15:39)
Chapter 28: A Tribute to General Miles (8:59)
Chapter 29: The "Wild West" at the World's Fair (20:19)
Chapter 30: Cody Day at the Omaha Exposition (20:22)
Chapter 31: The Last of the Great Scouts (13:11)