Project Gutenberg 2020-10-28 Public domain in the USA. 139 Ingraham, Prentiss 1843 1904 Ingraham, Colonel Prentiss Buffalo Bill's Best Bet; Or, A Sure Thing Well Won Buffalo Bill border stories, no. 171. David Edwards, Susan Carr and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "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.) Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Dime novels Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917 -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: American Literature 525253 2025-06-25T07:49:28.348743 text/html 506971 2024-10-18T07:27:56 text/html 424185 2025-06-25T07:49:38.140714 application/epub+zip 422926 2025-06-25T07:49:30.063724 application/epub+zip 327347 2025-06-25T07:49:29.260749 application/epub+zip 553307 2025-06-25T07:49:43.737209 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 490602 2025-06-25T07:49:37.273765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395529 2022-09-28T17:05:58.231104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472423 2025-06-25T07:49:26.800712 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 452493 2024-10-18T07:27:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16627 2025-06-25T07:49:43.880158 application/rdf+xml 27289 2025-06-25T07:49:29.391777 image/jpeg 4164 2025-06-25T07:49:29.327703 image/jpeg 353204 2025-06-25T07:49:28.396822 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Lounsberry, Lionel