

The Notorious Life of Ned Buntline
A Tale of Murder, Betrayal, and the Creation of Buffalo Bill
Author: Julia Bricklin
Narrator: Chris Abernathy
Unabridged: 7 hr 18 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 06/01/2020
Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography
Synopsis
While he is best known for discovering William Frederick Cody (Buffalo Bill) and making the irrepressible scout a star, Judson—by that time—had already lived five lifetimes himself: he had fought Seminole Indians in Florida; started and bankrupted three newspapers; published dozens of successful novels; agitated for the Know-Nothing party; and fought in the Union Army during the Civil War. Along the way, the fiery redheaded, gray-eyed writer lectured extensively about temperance between drinking bouts. He married eight women, seduced at least one other, and cavorted with prostitutes, one of whom beat him physically and legally.
The Notorious Life of Ned Buntline is an open-eyed look at the man who sparked an American legend but whose own scandalous life somehow escaped history's limelight.