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Article Title: Buffalo Bill Cody v. Doc Carver: The Battle over the Wild West

Full Citation: Sandra K Sagala, “Buffalo Bill Cody v. Doc Carver: The Battle over the Wild West,” Nebraska

History 85 (2004): 2-15

URL of article: http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/publicat/history/full-text/NH2004CodyCarver.pdf

Date: 1/25/2013

Article Summary: Buffalo Bill Cody and Doc Carver were partners during the 1883 season of Cody and Carver’s

Wild West, a touring outdoor western show. Their partnership dissolved after one year, and their bitter legal

dispute over control of the name “Wild West” made them adversaries for the rest of their lives.

Cataloging Information:

Names: William F (Buffalo Bill) Cody, William F (Doc) Carver, Adam Bogardus, Frank North, Buck Taylor, Jack

Crawford, John J McCafferty, Nate Salisbury, Prentiss Ingraham, John Burke, Hugh Dailey, Levi N Blydenburgh,

John W Alling, David Torrance, Henry Stoddard, Charles R Whedon

Place Names: Omaha, Nebraska; North Platte, Nebraska; St Louis, Missouri; New Haven, Connecticut; Hamburg,

Germany

Keywords: William F (Buffalo Bill) Cody, William F (Doc) Carver, Old Glory Blowout, Cody and Carver’s Wild

West, Nate Salisbury, Golden West

Photographs / Images: William F “Buffalo Bill” Cody (2 images); William F “Doc” Carver (3 images); cast of

Cody and Carver’s Wild West; Carver at a shooting match with Adam Bogardus; cowboys and Indians recruited by

Carver; inset advertisement for Carver, “The Champion Rifle Shot of the World”

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