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1) Annie Oakley
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Annie Oakley first picked up a gun at age eight and by age 22 was performing sharpshooting acts. She went on to travel the world and became America's first female superstar.
3) Annie Oakley
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A biography of the frontier woman who was famous for her skills as a sharpshooter which she demonstrated in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and other shows of the time.
4) Annie Oakley
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Annie Oakley had a difficult childhood. Her father died when she was six, so she had to live with other people, including a family who threw her out of the house in the middle of a snowstorm. But Annie persevered. She found she had a natural gift for shooting, and she used her gift to defeat a traveling marksman named Frank Butler. Soon they were married and partners in shooting exhibitions. When Annie joined Buffalo Bill s Wild West Show, she became...
5) Annie Oakley
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A biography of the markswoman and performer who achieved fame with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show.
6) Annie Oakley
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A fictionalized account, told as if by Will Rogers, of the life of the female sharpshooter who became famous starring in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show.
8) Annie Oakley
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Profiles the life and legends related to the sharpshooter known as Annie Oakley.
14) Annie Oakley
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Annie Oakley was a real woman who became a legend through her extraordinary life and skills. She was a crack shot with a rifle and became a star attraction of Buffalo Bills Wild West Show. She also became a symbol of Americans indomitable spirit and the thirst for adventure and opportunity that drove people to expand westward into unknown territory.
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Known as Little Sure Shot, Annie Oakley entertained both common folk and royalty with her expert marksmanship. At the height of her career, she was one of the most famous women in the United States and perhaps the world. She became an icon of the Wild West and challenged traditional roles of men and women.
19) Little sure shot
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A biography of the poor young farmgirl who went on to become a famous sharpshooter with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.