Beyond Buffalo Bill: The Couple Who Brought the Wild West to Life

27/08/2025 40 min Temporada 1 Episodio 11
Beyond Buffalo Bill: The Couple Who Brought the Wild West to Life

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Episode Synopsis

Few stories from the Old West capture both romance and resilience like that of May Lillie and Gordon “Pawnee Bill” Lillie. She was a Quaker girl from Philadelphia who became one of the world’s finest sharpshooters; he was a dreamer who transformed himself into a legendary showman. Together they built one of the era’s most famous Wild West shows and later turned their Oklahoma ranch into a hub of frontier culture and buffalo preservation. In her new book, The Sharpshooter & The Showman, author Chris Enss brings their extraordinary partnership to life.

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