“A lot of stuff has come out about Buffalo Bill, but most of it is text-heavy. And it’s wonderful stuff, but I wanted to cover new material, so I took more of a material approach by using the stuff of his life,” Friesen says of the highly photographic tome. “Buffalo Bill had an amazing effect on American culture, and people don’t know about that,” adds Friesen, who will find a way to connect the Western icon to the invention of jazz and rock and roll, if you give him a soapbox and half a chance. And, as if to prove a point, every penny of the book’s royalty earnings will go straight back to the museum.
Friesen will discuss and sign the finished Buffalo Bill: Scout, Showman, Visionary during a series of metro-area readings, including today’s 7:30 p.m. event at the Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl Street in Boulder (call 303-447-2074 for details). He’ll also discuss the book (and the ongoing controversy about whether or not the Wild West showman is buried here or in Cody, Wyoming) at 2:30 p.m. June 6 at the museum, 987 1/2 Lookout Mountain Road, Golden (303-526-0744); on June 10, he’ll hold forth at the Tattered Cover LoDo, 1628 16th Street, at 7:30 p.m. (303-436-1070).
Wed., June 2, 7:30 p.m., 2010
