Bibliograph

The colonel and Little Missie, Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, and the beginnings of superstardom in America, Larry McMurtry

Type

Label

The colonel and Little Missie, Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, and the beginnings of superstardom in America, Larry McMurtry

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-234) and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The colonel and Little Missie

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

57573944

Responsibility statement

Larry McMurtry

Sub title

Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, and the beginnings of superstardom in America

Summary

In this dual biography, McMurtry explores the lives, the legends, and above all the truth about two larger-than-life American figures. With his Wild West show, Buffalo Bill Cody helped invent the image of the West that still exists today--cowboys and Indians, rodeo, rough rides, sheriffs and outlaws, trick shooting, Stetsons, and buck-skin. His most celebrated protégée, the short, slight Annie Oakley--born Phoebe Ann Moses in Ohio--spent sixteen years with Buffalo Bill's Wild West, where she entertained Queen Victoria and Kaiser Wilhelm II, among others. Beloved by all who knew her, Oakley became a legend in her own right, and after her death achieved a new lease of fame in the musical Annie, Get Your Gun. They were cultural icons, setting the path for all that followed.--From publisher description

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