Nov 22, 2008

Buffalo Bill ’s | Buffalo Bill ’s

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Author: E. E. Cummings
First Published: 1920
Type of Work: Satire
Genres: Satire, Poetry
Subjects: North America or North Americans, Nineteenth century, West, U.S., Native Americans or American Indians, Death or dying, Heroes or heroism, Exploration or explorers

The Poem

The poem announces that Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody, 1846-1917) is “defunct.” Cody had made a name for himself in the wild west as a buffalo hunter and Indian fighter. He subsequently became a showman, hiring many of the Indians (among them was Sitting Bull) who had fought the U.S. Army and doing road tours that featured staged battles between cowboys and Indians, sharpshooting exhibitions, and other events associated with frontier America. Cody was more than a national phenomenon; his wild west show toured Europe, and he was received as an example of the...

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Buffalo Bill ’s | Buffalo Bill ’s

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The Poem

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