# Bob Scott — The Life of Buffalo Bill character guide

> Bob Scott in The Life of Buffalo Bill by William F. Cody.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Scott, Scotty

**First appearance:** 0010-viii-adventures-on-the-overland-road

## Who they are

A fellow plainsman and trusted companion whose shared rides and scrapes with Cody show the frontier as a brotherhood of scouts, not a lone legend.

## In the story

### [Hard Times](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_buffalo_bill_se/chapters/vi-hard-times)

Travels with Cody and Charley from Fort Laramie to the Missouri River; helps fend off a chase by Indians.

### [Fast Driving](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_buffalo_bill_se/chapters/ix-fast-driving)

Expert reinsman and driver on the Overland stage line, known for reckless daredevilry; deliberately stages a wild ride to impress English passengers, resulting in a crash.

### [XIV: Earning a Title](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_buffalo_bill_se/chapters/xiv-earning-a-title)

Cody's companion and butcher during buffalo hunts; helps defend against an Indian attack by fortifying their wagon.

### [An Exciting Chase](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_buffalo_bill_se/chapters/xx-an-exciting-chase)

Mentioned as one of the scouts accompanying Cody.

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