[MissTargets]

Annie Oakley is my heroine. I have not read this book, but have found, a lot on the net, about her.
Of course, she would not be very PC, in these times.
It just might be an excellent gift for some young folks out there.

[MissTargets]

A nice article

[Iowa Granny]

I know at least one 57 year old woman who is anxious to read this book! Thanks for pointing it out. I'll look for it on my next visit to Barnes & Noble.

[Fiddlstix]

Hey there, MissTargets J
LTNS J
(What happened to the flying clay target on your profile page?)
(I think "Annie" was a pretty cool 'ol gal too)

[Miss Marple]

In 1953, I was Annie Oakley in my kindergarten program. I think I got the part because I was the only girl with a complete cowgirl outfit. Ha!

I was a devoted fan of the television series, and even made my mother put my hair in pigtails like the star.

Thanks for reminding me of some childhood memories. I will look for the book.

Gail Davis from the TV series, pictured above. Not the REAL Annie Oakley, but it was a good show for girls to watch in the 50's.

[Revelation 911]

[Chemnitz]

Before WWI Kaiser Bill volunteered to have a cigar shot out of his mouth. Annie could have missed and prevented all kinds of calamities!

Annie was an amazing shot. It began with her shooting animals to pay off the mortgage on her family home. PETA alert! PETA alert!

[AlwaysLurking]

I was Annie in my high school musical...what a hoot it was!

And it is true...Ya can't get a man with a gun!

[Billthedrill]

A couple of items - Phoebe Anne Mosey was actually younger than that when she learned to shoot, probably around 5 or 6 - by the time she was 8 she was feeding her family because her father had frozen to death bringing supplies to the family one ugly winter. By 15 she was a professional hunter, under contract to a nearby hotel to provide game.

Amazing woman. She was one of those gifted individuals so good at something that she had absolutely no idea how she did it. The chief instructor at the range I patronize starts her women's classes off with one challenge: name a famous marksman, famous only for shooting. Her name is the only one that ever comes up.

Other good stuff to be found HERE.

[Free the USA]

fyi

[decimon]

"Plinky" Topperwein.

"Her deeds with the gun were not the only things that spoke for her ability. She once was told by Annie Oakley that she was the greatest shooter of all times."

http://www.traphof.org/inductees/topperwein.htm

[rockfish59]

I'd like to see a duel between Annie and Sarah Brady!

[Molly Pitcher]

Excellent post! Yes, Annie is a most un-PC heroine these days.

[Billthedrill]

The server's kinda slow so I'll just post a link. Here's a picture of Annie herself.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Here was an interesting bit of trivia from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

Main Entry: Annie Oakley
Pronunciation: "a-nE-'O-klE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural Annie Oakleys
Etymology: Annie Oakley died 1926 American markswoman; from the resemblance of a punched pass to a playing card with bullet holes through the spots
Date: circa 1910
: a free ticket

I remember seeing in a couple of old movies where a character would say that they were given a couple of Annie Oakleys to some event. I think it was even used to describe free movie passes. So her name is also a defintion.