| Description |
245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-234) and index. |
| Contents |
The tropes -- The troupes -- Annie -- Grandmother England -- Western heroes, heroines, and villains. |
| 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 |
Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
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Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926.
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Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company.
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Entertainers -- United States -- Biography.
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Shooters of firearms -- United States -- Biography.
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Scouts (Reconnaissance) -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.
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Wild west shows.
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| ISBN |
0743271718 |
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