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The colonel and Little Missie :
(McMurtry, Larry. ) |
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Bibliographical information (record 168509) |
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The colonel and Little Missie : |
Subtitle: |
Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, and the beginnings of superstardom in America / |
Author:
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McMurtry, Larry.
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Publisher: |
Simon & Schuster,
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ISBN: |
0743271718
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Edition: |
c2005.
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Classification: |
GV1821.B8 |
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978.02/092/2 |
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- Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-234) and index.
- 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.
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4446578655
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Item available
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NEU Grand Library2nd Floor (GV1821.B8 M38 2005)
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American Corner |
Gifted by: The United States of America (USA) |
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