Annie Oakley was without a doubt the greatest markswoman who ever lived. Born in 1860 in Darke County, Ohio, she built herself from obscure and impoverished beginnings into the best known woman of her time. Courtney Ryley Cooper's classic biography traces Oakley's extraordinary journey and separates the facts from the many legends that have sprung up in its wake. We learn of her enduring marriage to Frank Butler and their first meeting, a shooting match in which the seemingly delicate young girl defeated the professional marksman; her association with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show and its triumphal tour through Europe and America; the train crash that nearly took her life; and her years as an actress and teacher. Her story remains to this day one of the grandest to have come out of the Old West.
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"This was a delightful read about an amazing woman. It was fun to learn about her youth and the incrdible adverstities that she overcame and to learn how she became so famous. I hope I can locate more bigographies by this author." — Gerald (5 out of 5 stars)
"This was a delightful read about an amazing woman. It was fun to learn about her youth and the incrdible adverstities that she overcame and to learn how she became so famous. I hope I can locate more bigographies by this author."
" Listened to as audiobook - Annie Oakley amazing markswoman and independent woman of her time. "
" Excellent story! Biography of Annie Oakley plus some history of the Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and a good look at what life was like for both children and adults in the 1860's and 70's. "
Jonathan Reese was trained from an early age in music and theater. Of his many credits he was proudest of being a founding member of Berkeley’s Straw Hat review. Formidably intelligent, deeply sympathetic, and highly sensitive to his material, he was perfectly suited for literary narration.
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