【美国人物志】威廉·弗雷德里克·科迪 (7/9)
威廉弗雷德里克科迪 (Buffalo Bill Cody) 又名野牛比尔 (Buffalo Bill) ，是一位水牛猎人、美军侦察兵及印第安战士。但他最为人所知的身份可能是蛮荒西部 (Wild West) 的代表人物，他制作了一部名为「野牛比尔的西大荒及世界级驯马师大会」(Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World) 的精彩表演，这场表演享誉全球并为美国西部创造了一个永恒不变的形象。野牛比尔的主要贡献在于创造了美国西部神话，一如好莱坞电影及电视影集所呈现出的蛮荒景象。Hints:
"Buffalo Bill's Wild West"
Pony Express
re-created
General Custer
Sioux chief Sitting Bull
Annie Oakley
German Crown Prince Wilhelm
Queen Victoria's
World's Fair
Chicago
Illinois
http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201204/201204180606591406003.mp3"Buffalo Bill's Wild West" show included cowboys hunting buffalo. It had riders for the Pony Express. It re-created an Indian attack on a carriage transporting goods. The show also re-created the attack against General Custer and his forces. It included Indians who were involved in the real attack. It also included the famous Sioux chief Sitting Bull, who had killed General Custer. Sitting Bull traveled with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show for several months.
In later years, a cowgirl named Annie Oakley performed with the show. She was one of the best gun shooters in the country. Annie Oakley could ride a horse standing up while shooting at a target. She could shoot a piece of money out of someone's hand. Once, she became famous for shooting a cigarette held in the mouth of German Crown Prince Wilhelm.
"Buffalo Bill's Wild West" performed in cities and towns across the United States and in Europe. In 1887, the show performed in England in honor of Queen Victoria's 50th anniversary in power. Six years later, the show was popular at the World's Fair in Chicago, Illinois.
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