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Article: Riley, Glenda. The life and legacy of Annie Oakley.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
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- March 1, 2003
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Univ. of Oklahoma Press. 252p. illus. notes. index. c1994. 0-8061-3506-9. $17.95.
When many people think of Annie Oakley, they may have a vague memory that she was a real person and may wonder how much was myth and how much reality when it came to her legendary prowess as a sharpshooter. The existence of a well-known Broadway musical, replete with songs by Irving Berlin, doesn't usually support the idea that a person has any basis in history. With Annie Oakley, however, the legend is largely true. What is missing, however, is at least as interesting. She was a complex, independent woman who was responsible for supporting her widowed mother and younger siblings, ...
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Article: Annie Oakley (5 stars out of 5): A PBS program ...
Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL);
May 8, 2006 ;
700+ words
... ... of Annie Get Your Gun. Sharpshooter Annie Oakley scored a bull's-eye in winning her ... important clues to her character in Annie Oakley, which American Experience presents ... than Berlin's rousing musical. "If Annie Oakley were simply the cowgirl or simply the ...
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