Ned Buntline

Ned Buntline ( born March 20, 1823 in Harpersfield, Delaware County, New York, † July 16, 1886 in Stamford, New York) was the pseudonym of Edward Zane Carroll Judson ( EZC Judson ), an American editor, journalist, writer and publicist who is known especially for his dime novels. He was also responsible for the company Colt out the model Colt Buntline Special.

Even as a young ripped from Edward Judson from home and went to sea. In his later name " Buntline " is a nautical term from the sailing ships. It refers to a rope at the bottom of a sail.

As a sailor, he fought in the Seminolenkriegen, even though he was barely involved in combat operations. After four years he left the Navy as a midshipman. He then spent several years in the eastern U.S. and tried unsuccessfully to found newspapers.

However, he had success with a series of published stories about the Bowery, a small neighborhood in Manhattan, and the surrounding slums, which he called " The mysteries and miseries of New York " published under the title. Through its publications and good relations with the infamous New York gangsters of his time he was one of the instigators of the so-called " Astor Place riots " in which 23 people were killed. He was also involved as a staunch nativist in a riot of nativists in St. Louis. Buntline held nationwide lectures on self-control, even though he was an alcoholic.

During a lecture tour in Nebraska, he learned that Wild Bill Hickok was staying in Fort McPherson. Hickok was Buntline known from a newspaper article and he hoped to be able to conduct an interview with him, to make it into one of his dime novels. He took Hickok in a saloon and rushed up to him with the remark: "This is my man! I want you! " Hickok had at that time, however, an aversion to such surprises. He threatened Buntline with his Colt and advised him to leave the city within twenty-four hours. Buntline took the matter seriously and disappeared.

But since he still wanted to have information about Hickok, he tried to get close to friends of his. He probably met so on Buffalo Bill, whose name was real name was William Cody. Buntline went with Cody and an Indian scout on trips and was soon on his plan to write a novel about Hickok. Instead, he was the person Cody's so excited that he wanted to write a novel about him. Although Cody wanted to stand as a reluctant hero, the novel " Buffalo Bill Cody - King of the border guards " became a fantastic success.

Buntline persuaded Cody to travel to the East and to appear there in a play. Cody was not done to them, but after the journey of some rich newspaper publishers had been financed, he agreed. Finally, Cody even enjoyed his performances in the spotlight. Buntline wrote for him even a theater piece titled " Scouts of the Prairie ", which was premiered in 1872 in Chicago. Although theater critics tore the piece, it was a great success. At the same time it was taken and performed by many hiking theaters across the country.

Despite the success Buntline was too eccentric for Cody and it came in June 1873 for the separation between the two. Buntline tried again to write dime novels, but never again been so successful as his earlier works. He eventually settled in Stamford, New York, where he died of a heart condition in 1886. At this time, the once richest writers of America was already completely impoverished and his wife had his beloved house " eagle's nest " sell in order to pay the bills.