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The colonel and Little Missie : Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, and the beginnings of superstardom in America
- Title
- The colonel and Little Missie : Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, and the beginnings of superstardom in America / Larry McMurtry.
- Author
- McMurtry, Larry.
- Publication
- New York : Simon & Schuster, 2005.
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Details
- Description
- 245 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- 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.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-234) and index.
- Call Number
- IAG 06-148
- ISBN
- 0743271718
- LCCN
- 2005042515
- OCLC
- 57573944
- Author
- McMurtry, Larry.
- Title
- The colonel and Little Missie : Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, and the beginnings of superstardom in America / Larry McMurtry.
- Imprint
- New York : Simon & Schuster, 2005.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-234) and index.
- Research Call Number
- IAG 06-148