The colonel and Little Missie : Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, and the beginnings of superstardom in America / Larry McMurtry.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 0743271718
- ISBN: 9780743271714
- Physical Description: 245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2005.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-234) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The tropes -- The troupes -- Annie -- Grandmother England -- Western heroes, heroines, and villains.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company.
Entertainers > United States > Biography.
Shooters of firearms > United States > Biography.
Scouting (Youth activity) > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Scouts (Youth organization members) > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Scouting (Reconnaissance) > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Scouts (Reconnaissance) > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Wild west shows. - Genre:
- Biographies.
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- 23 of 23 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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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.
