Name: Beckoning Frontiers: The Memoir of a Wyoming Entrepreneur - Paperback
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ISBN: 9781496220455

Beckoning Frontiers: The Memoir of a Wyoming Entrepreneur - Paperback

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by George W. T. Beck (Author), Lynn Houze (Editor), Jeremy M. Johnston (Editor)

2021 Publication Award in Biography from the Wyoming State Historical Society
Westerners International Co-Founders Book Award, second place

George W. T. Beck, an influential rancher and entrepreneur in the American West, collaborated with William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody to establish the town of Cody, Wyoming, in the 1890s. He advanced his financial investments in Wyoming through his numerous personal and professional contacts with various eastern investors and politicians in Washington DC. Beck's family--his father a Kentucky senator and his mother a grandniece of George Washington--and his adventures in the American West resulted in personal associates who ranged from western legends Buffalo Bill, Jesse James, and Calamity Jane to wealthy American elites such as George and Phoebe Hearst and Theodore Roosevelt.

This definitive edition of Beck's memoir provides a glimpse of early life in Wyoming, offering readers a rare perspective on how community boosters cooperated with political leaders and wealthy financiers. Beck's memoir, introduced and annotated by Lynn J. Houze and Jeremy M. Johnston, offers a unique and sometimes amusing view of financial dealings in eastern boardrooms, as well as stories of Beck's adventures with Buffalo Bill in Wyoming. Beck's memoir demonstrates not only his interest in developing the West but also his humor and his willingness to collaborate with a variety of people.

Author Biography

George W. T. Beck (1856-1943) was a rancher, politician, and community developer in the American West who collaborated with William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody to establish the community of Cody, Wyoming. Lynn J. Houze is the director and curator of the Cody Heritage Museum. Jeremy M. Johnston is the Tate Endowed Chair of American Western History at the Buffalo Bill Museum. Alan K. Simpson served as a U.S. senator for Wyoming from 1979 to 1997. Peter K. Simpson is a historian and a former administrator at the University of Wyoming in Laramie and also served in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1981 to 1984.

Number of Pages: 432

Dimensions: 0.96 x 9 x 6 IN

Illustrated: Yes

Publication Date: June 01, 2020

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