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Annie Oakley

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Timeline: The Life of Annie Oakley
General Article: Annie Oakley's Libel Suits
Primary Resources: Wild West in New York
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Biography: Annie Oakley
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Annie Oakley

Part of the collection: The Wild West

She was the toast of Victorian London, New York, and Paris. She was "adopted" by Indian chief Sitting Bull, charmed the Prince of Prussia, and entertained the likes of Oscar Wilde and Queen Victoria. Annie Oakley excelled in a man's world by doing what she loved, and won fame and fortune as the little lady from Ohio who never missed a shot.

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The legend of the Wild West has been played out in American Popular culture since the start of westward expansion. The real-life people who helped tame the west would shape the western heroes celebrated in film and television for decades.

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