单词 | ingraham, prentiss |
释义 | Ingraham, PrentissIngraham, Prentiss(1843–1904) writer; born in Adams County, Miss. He studied at Jefferson College (Miss.) and at Mobile Medical College. After service with the Confederate army in the Civil War, he became a soldier of fortune in Mexico, Austria, Crete, Africa, and Cuba. He became a writer of popular historical "dime novels" for the Beadle series; he also wrote plays, short stories, and poetry. He was best known for writing a highly romantic biography of his friend, William Cody, that created his reputation as "Buffalo Bill." At various intervals he lived in London, New York City, and Chicago. |
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