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# Buffalo Bill and His Wild West Show
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/the-american-buffalo/extras/buffalo-bill-and-his-wild-west-show/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:50:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-14T22:00:28.000Z
- Description: By 1889, Buffalo Bill Cody was the most famous American in the world.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: The American Buffalo, #ZZZ_Show_1ec5c238-aa2e-43c7-96c7-3ddd218249b9, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_12010b5d-b69a-40ef-98c6-24a088229d2a, #extra

By 1889, Buffalo Bill Cody was the most famous American in the world. “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West” show promised “a year’s visit West in three hours,” complete with a stampede of buffalo – and the urban crowds couldn’t get enough of it. The show played an instrumental role in building a following in the country to save the buffalo from extinction.