The Scouts of the Prairie
Wild West show
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Cody
- In Buffalo Bill: The Wild West show of Buffalo Bill
…to star in Buntline’s drama The Scouts of the Prairie. Though his acting was far from polished, he became a superb showman, and his audiences greeted him with overwhelming enthusiasm during his 45-year career as an entertainer.
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Hickok
- In Wild Bill Hickok: Soldier, scout, lawman, and legend
…he joined Buffalo Bill Cody’s The Scouts of the Prairie, which was based in Rochester, New York. Although the show brought Hickok some much-needed income, he was unhappy, began drinking heavily, and returned to the West in March 1874.
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