▁and ▁big - game ▁hunting ▁business ▁at ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁TE ▁R anch . ▁In ▁his ▁sp a cious ▁ran ch ▁house , ▁he ▁ent ert ained ▁notable ▁guests ▁from ▁Europe ▁and ▁America . ▁ ▁C ody ▁published ▁his ▁aut obi ography , ▁The ▁Life ▁and ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁Buff alo ▁Bill , ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 . ▁Another ▁aut obi ography , ▁The ▁Great ▁West ▁That ▁Was : ▁" B uff alo ▁Bill ' s " ▁Life ▁Story , ▁was ▁serial ized ▁in ▁H ear st ' s ▁International ▁Magazine ▁from ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁to ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁and ▁g host written ▁by ▁James ▁J . ▁Mont ague . ▁It ▁contained ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁errors , ▁in ▁part ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁completed ▁after ▁C ody ' s ▁death ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁Ir rig ation ▁ ▁Larry ▁Mc M ur try , ▁along ▁with ▁histor ians ▁such ▁as ▁R . L . ▁Wilson , ▁assert ed ▁that ▁at ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁C ody ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁recogn izable ▁celebr ity ▁on ▁Earth . ▁While ▁C ody ' s ▁show ▁brought ▁appreci ation ▁for ▁the ▁Western ▁and ▁American ▁Indian ▁cult ures , ▁he ▁saw ▁the ▁American ▁West ▁change ▁dram atically ▁during ▁his ▁life . ▁B ison ▁her ds , ▁which ▁had ▁once ▁number ed ▁in ▁the ▁millions , ▁were ▁threatened ▁with ▁ext inction . ▁Rail ro ads ▁crossed ▁the ▁pla ins ,