{"product_id":"beckoning-frontiers-the-memoir-of-a-wyoming-entrepreneur-paperback","title":"Beckoning Frontiers: The Memoir of a Wyoming Entrepreneur - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge W. T. Beck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLynn Houze\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJeremy M. Johnston\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2021 Publication Award in Biography from the Wyoming State Historical Society \u003cbr\u003e Westerners International Co-Founders Book Award, second place \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge W. T. Beck\u003c\/b\u003e (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. \u003cb\u003eLynn J. Houze \u003c\/b\u003eis the director and curator of the Cody Heritage Museum. \u003cb\u003eJeremy M. Johnston \u003c\/b\u003eis the Tate Endowed Chair of American Western History at the Buffalo Bill Museum. \u003cb\u003eAlan K. Simpson\u003c\/b\u003e served as a U.S. senator for Wyoming from 1979 to 1997. \u003cb\u003ePeter K. Simpson \u003c\/b\u003eis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760017309984,"sku":"9781496220455","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7f948e017814e3dde6ff15e4d8fd8fcc.webp?v=1780169078","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/beckoning-frontiers-the-memoir-of-a-wyoming-entrepreneur-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}