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The Colonel and Little Missie by Larry McMurtry (2005, Hardcover) 
The Colonel and Little Missie by Larry McMurtry (2005, Hardcover)

 
The Colonel and Little Missie by Larry McMurtry (2005, Hardcover)

Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: 2005-06-01
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0743271718
ISBN-13: 9780743271714
Product ID: EPID44471944
Description: Larry McMurtry tackles the tale of Buffalo Bill--in his life both as an Indian killer and, later, as a showman--and Annie Oakley, the precocious sharpshooter who appeared with his Wild West Show. As he explores these two highly unusual l...
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Synopsis
Larry McMurtry tackles the tale of Buffalo Bill--in his life both as an Indian killer and, later, as a showman--and Annie Oakley, the precocious sharpshooter who appeared with his Wild West Show. As he explores these two highly unusual lives, and leads up to the way they dovetail, McMurtry also sheds light on the American West in the late 19th century: the relations between Indians and whites, the ruthless killings of the Indian Wars, and the dangers and odd alliances of the period.

Details
Publication Date:2005-06-01

Size
Length:245 pages
Height:9.5 in
Width:6.8 in
Thickness:1.0 in
Weight:17.6 oz

Publisher's Note
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lonesome Dove traces the lives and careers of two of the American West's most famous showpeople, documenting Buffalo Bill's pivotal contributions to western culture, Annie Oakley's demonstrations before famous world leaders, and more.

Industry Reviews
"A slapdash, repetitious but nonetheless compelling look at two phenoms of the late-19th-century....All in all, earnestly winning, old-fashioned storytelling."
Kirkus (04/01/2005)

"Buffalo Bill Cody and Annie Oakley...hold personal appeal for McMurtry [but] this personal attachment doesn't obscure the quality of McMurtry's observations, and the book's aim, to separate fact from folklore, is beautifully accomplished....[T]his book's a delight."
Publishers Weekly (05/02/2005)

"The book is loaded with fun facts (Queen Victoria gushed over good-looking Sioux Indians), but the whimsical tone suggests that McMurtry chose to retell these familiar stories because he enjoys them so much. And if his thesis--that Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley were Madonna's predecessors--gets lost amid the Indian wars and European show tours, that's not a bad thing."
New York Times Book Review - Suzy Hansen (07/17/2005)

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