January 31st, 2008
Snow and heavy rain have kept me tied to my office now for four days. I’ve got to venture out soon to do more research on Buffalo Bill Cody. I am working on a book about his life and loves and need more information about his home in Nebraska. He was married for more than 50 years to Louisa Frederici. They had a rocky marriage and it’s been interesting to learn why the relationship was strained. Cody was larger than life and Louisa couldn’t compete with his drive to conquer the wild frontier. He was rarely home. She wanted his attention and love so much she purchased a “love” potion from a gypsy. She slipped it into his tea and it made him very ill. When he filed for divorce he noted the incident to the court and claimed that she tried to poison him. Oh, the acts of a desperate woman.
