Who Was Annie Oakley? (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Who Was...? (PB))

by Stephanie Spinner

Other authorsLarry Day (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2002

Status

Available

Call number

921 OAK

Call number

921 OAK

Local notes

921 OAK

Barcode

5435

Collection

Publication

Turtleback (2002), 112 pages

Description

You want girl power? Meet Annie Oakley! Born in 1860, she became one of the best-loved and most famous women of her generation. She amazed audiences all over the world with her sharpshooting, horse-riding, action-packed performances. In an age when most women stayed home, she traveled the world and forged a new image for American women.

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

112 p.; 7.84 inches

User reviews

LibraryThing member Othemts
I keep learning things I never knew from my son's biographies of notable people. Annie Oakley was a sharpshooter and that was all I knew about her. Turns out she made an interesting life out of her skill traveling around the country and Europe with circuses and Bill Cody's Wild West Show. The
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relationship with Cody could be contentious, especially since Annie Oakley was the star attraction. But it appears that she also was always a kind person and spent her later years on philanthropic pursuits as well as teaching women how to shoot, for free.
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LibraryThing member MontzaleeW
Who Was Annie Oakley? by Stephanie Spinner taught me a good deal about her personal life I never heard before. I knew some of the basics but none of the details that are given in this book. This book is over 100 pages packed with rich info of this woman and I came out of this book feeling totally
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different about her then I did going in. Myths have a way of tainting a person and this book is one I am glad I read. It is made for middle grades or teens but it is a book the whole family will enjoy. I got this one from the library and will search for more of these rich in knowledge books.
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Pages

112

Rating

(15 ratings; 4.1)
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