George W. T. Beck Beckoning Frontiers (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Beckoning FrontiersCondition: NewSubtitle: The Memoir of a Wyoming EntrepreneurISBN-10: 0803288468EAN: 9780803288461ISBN: 9780803288461Edition: Special editionPublisher: Bison BooksFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 06/01/2020Description: 2021 Publication Award in Biography from the Wyoming State Historical Society Westerners International Co-Founders Book Award, second place George W. T. Beck, an influential rancher and entrepreneur in the American West, collaborated with William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody to establish the town of Cody, Wyoming, in the 1890s. He advanced his financial investments in Wyoming through his numerous personal and professional contacts with various eastern investors and politicians in Washington DC. Beck’s family—his father a Kentucky senator and his mother a grandniece of George Washington—and his adventures in the American West resulted in personal associates who ranged from western legends Buffalo Bill, Jesse James, and Calamity Jane to wealthy American elites such as George and Phoebe Hearst and Theodore Roosevelt. This definitive edition of Beck’s memoir provides a glimpse of early life in Wyoming, offering readers a rare perspective on how community boosters cooperated with political leaders and wealthy financiers. Beck’s memoir, introduced and annotated by Lynn J. Houze and Jeremy M. Johnston, offers a unique and sometimes amusing view of financial dealings in eastern boardrooms, as well as stories of Beck’s adventures with Buffalo Bill in Wyoming. Beck’s memoir demonstrates not only his interest in developing the West but also his humor and his willingness to collaborate with a variety of people. Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmContributor: Alan K. Simpson (Foreword by), Lynn Houze (Edited by), Peter K. Simpson (Foreword by), Jeremy M. Johnston (Edited by), Betty Jane Gerber (Afterword by)Genre: BiographyBook Series: Papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" CodyAuthor: George W. T. BeckTopic: HistoryRelease Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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