Article: Riley, Glenda. The life and legacy of Annie Oakley.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)

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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