This is a new release of the original 1927 edition.

Gaby Hayes offers information about the 1950s television series "Annie Oakley," as well as details about the American markswoman Annie Oakley (1860-1926). The television series starred American actress Gail Davis (1925-1997) and was produced from April 1953 to December 1956. Hayes includes a brief biographical sketch of the real Annie Oakley.

“Nothing more simple, I assure you. . . . But I’ll tell you what. You must have your mind, your nerve, and everything in harmony. Don’t look at your gun, simply follow the object with the end of it, as if the tip of the barrel was the point of your finger.”—Annie Oakley Annie Oakley is a legend: America’s greatest female sharpshooter, a woman who triumphed in the masculine world of road shows and firearms. Despite her great fame, the popular image of Annie Oakley is far from true. She was neither a swaggering western gal nor a sweet little girl. Annie Oakley was a competitive woman resolved to be the best, and she succeeded. In this comprehensive biography Shirl Kasper sets the record straight, giving us an accurate, honest, and compelling portrait of the woman known as “Little Sure Shot.” Now updated with a new afterword, this account illuminates the life and legend of Annie Oakley, including her start as a comedienne, her later life with Frank Butler, and her final years and struggles.

A biography of America's greatest female sharpshooter delves beneath her popular image to reveal a conservative but competitive woman who wanted to succeed.

Highlights the life of Annie Moses, better known as Annie Oakley, the United States' greatest female sharpshooter.