Buffalo Bill is one of many famous names from the American Old West. Here are a few famous, or infamous, names you perhaps know.
Jesse James (1847- 1882) Bank and train robber, killer; member of outlaw Clement gang
Bob Ford (1862 -1892) Outlaw, the man who shot Jesse James
Billy the Kid (1859 -1881) Outlaw, gunfighter, member of the Regulators gang
Pat Garret (1850 -1908) Sheriff in New Mexico, bartender, and customs agent; killed Billy the Kid
Bob Dalton, Grat Dalton, Emmet Dalton (called The Dalton Brothers because three of its members were brothers). The gang specialized in bank and train robberies. The oldest brother Frank had been a Deputy U.S. Marshal, but was killed in 1888. In 1890, Gratton "Grat", Bob and Emmet turned to crime after not being paid as lawmen.
Butch Cassidy (1866 -1909) Robber; member of the Wild Bunch gang
The Sundance Kid (1867-1909) Robber; member of the Wild Bunch gang
Doc Holiday (1851 -1887) Dentist, gambler, and gunfighter; was at the O.K. Corral gunfight
John Bozeman (1835 -1867) Pathfinder of the Bozeman Trail. The Bozeman Trail was an overland route connecting the gold rush territory of Montana to the Oregon Trail. Its most important period was from 1863–68.
Kit Carson (1812 -1879) Scout, trapper; much involved with Indian affairs
Wild Bill Hickok (1837-1876) Marksman, professional gambler, gunfighter, scout, lawman. Shot and killed while playing poker in a saloon in the town of Deadwood. He is buried in Deadwood.
Wyatt Earp (1848 -1929) Lawman, gambler; in gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Tombstone, Arizona
Bat Materson (1853- 1921) Gunfighter, gambler, Wyatt Earp's deputy, newspaper columnist
What would the world be...
without parity?
A few women too:
Annie Oakley (1860 - 1926) Sharpshooter and exhibition shooter; starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. There's a Broadway musical comedy written about her : Annie Get Your Gun.
Belle Starr (1848 - 1889) Infamous for rustling, horse stealing, bootlegging whiskey
and
Calamity Jane ...for tomorrow!
My best,
Just Jane
A few photos:
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| Annie Oakley |
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| Belle Starr, The Bandit Queen |
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| Wild Bill Hickok |
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| Buffalo Bill |
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| Butch Cassidy (Robert Leroy Parker) He doesn't look like Paul Newman, does he? |
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| The Sundance Kid He doesn't look like Robert Redford, does he? |
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| Jesse James |
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| Billy the Kid |
Billy the Kid : Do
you know the American composer Aaron
Copland ? He wrote Billy the Kid, a 1938 American ballet. You can learn more about him in my Far West
blog of 2010 :
For your listening pleasure (and NO
problems with English!):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdfPbHmEY4w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJOcCaGHIRk&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWd7BH1rQW8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdfPbHmEY4w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJOcCaGHIRk&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWd7BH1rQW8&feature=related
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| What famous American painter was born in Cody, Wyoming in 1912? |
My best,
Jane
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-- infamous = for pronunciation --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUtYo-9aSko
-- bartender = In French, barman or barmaid!
-- customs agent = a person or company that is paid to make sure that all necessary taxes are paid and rules are followed so that goods can be imported into a country
-- gambler = someone who plays cards (games) to win money
-- pathfinder = a person that discovers a way; especially: a person that explores untraversed regions to mark out a new route
-- scout = éclaireur -- marksman = tireur d'élite
-- parity = male-female equality; gender equality
-- columnist = someone who writes a newspaper or magazine column (article)
-- sharpshooter = marksman
-- rustling = stealing cattle, especially from a farm or a ranch
-- bootlegging = alcohol (here whiskey) unlawfully made, sold or transported
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