# Lew Simpson — The Life of Buffalo Bill character guide

> Lew Simpson in The Life of Buffalo Bill by William F. Cody.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Simpson, Lewis Simpson

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

## Who they are

A veteran wagon master whose bull-trains Cody joins as a boy, teaching the future scout the rhythms of freight, weather, and danger on the overland routes.

## In the story

### [In Business](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_buffalo_bill_se/chapters/v-in-business)

Wagon master of the train; a reliable but desperate character who promises Cody's mother to take care of him.

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

Brigade wagon master; demonstrates remarkable presence of mind during the Indian attack by creating a mule barricade.

### [Adventures on the Overland Road](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_buffalo_bill_se/chapters/viii-adventures-on-the-overland-road)

Old wagon master and friend who invites Cody to join his train to Fort Laramie.

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