The autobiography of Col. William F Cody, known as "Bufalo Bill." An icon of the Old West, Buffalo Bill won his nickname in a bison-hunting contest while working for the Kansas Pacific Railroad. Cody served as a scout for the US Cavalry, and worked for a time as a Pony Express rider. In 1883, he formed the Wild West Show, which toured the East Coast and Europe, and popularized the image of the untamed Wild West.