02245cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000350011324500550014826400510020330000470025433600260030133700260032733800360035349000420038950000310043150800990046252011420056153400450170365300160174865300390176483000420180385600430184599900190188863568UtSlPG20260610134450.0mcr n260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aIngraham, Prentiss,d1843-190410aBuffalo Bill's Best Bet; Or, A Sure Thing Well Won 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2020  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aBuffalo Bill border stories, no. 171.  aRelease date is 2020-10-28  aDavid Edwards, Susan Carr and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net  a"Buffalo Bill's Best Bet; Or, A Sure Thing Well Won" by Colonel Prentiss Ingraham is a historical novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the legendary figure of Buffalo Bill and unfolds with the tense escape of Kent King, a notorious gambler, from his captors. The narrative hints at themes of adventure, betrayal, and the complexities of morality in the face of desperate circumstances.  At the start of the tale, we are introduced to the atmosphere of the American frontier, where Kent King finds himself bound and guarded by Poker Dick, a member of the Texas herders who have captured him. In a tense negotiation, King offers riches to secure his freedom, revealing his cunning nature and determination to escape his grim fate. As the plot thickens, it becomes evident that the journey will involve confrontations with both lawmen and gamblers, leading to unexpected alliances and fierce rivalries. The opening sets up a thrilling adventure filled with twists as characters grapple with loyalty, greed, and the struggle for survival on the wild frontier. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aDime novels  aBuffalo Bill, 1846-1917 -- Fiction 0aBuffalo Bill border stories, no. 171.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63568  c104392d104392