The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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CODY , kō'dē , William Frederick ( 1846-1917 ) , American frontiersman , known as Buffalo Bill , who was a scout for the U. S. Army in the Indian wars and the showman largely responsible for romanticizing the cowboy West .
CODY , kō'dē , William Frederick ( 1846-1917 ) , American frontiersman , known as Buffalo Bill , who was a scout for the U. S. Army in the Indian wars and the showman largely responsible for romanticizing the cowboy West .
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After some years in social service work , in 1923 he became executive secretary of the American Indian Defense Association . In 1933 he was appointed U.S. commissioner of Indian affairs , serving until 1945.
After some years in social service work , in 1923 he became executive secretary of the American Indian Defense Association . In 1933 he was appointed U.S. commissioner of Indian affairs , serving until 1945.
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European , Indian , and Negro strains , pure and intermingled , make up the com- plicated ethnic pattern . ... Slightly less than 10 % are pure - blooded Indians and about 5 % are either Negro or a mixture of Negro , Indian , and ...
European , Indian , and Negro strains , pure and intermingled , make up the com- plicated ethnic pattern . ... Slightly less than 10 % are pure - blooded Indians and about 5 % are either Negro or a mixture of Negro , Indian , and ...
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| Title | The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7 The Encyclopedia Americana, ISBN 0717201155, 9780717201150 |
| Publisher | Grolier, 1985 |
| ISBN | 0717201163, 9780717201167 |
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