Annie Oakley
Woman at Arms

This book was very entertaining and educational. It tells all about how Annie Oakley lived and finally died. She is an American hero that should never be forgotten.......more

A very adoring account of Annie Oakley's life, very vague on specific details and facts. Shirl Kasper and Glenda Riley have both written excellent modern biographies on Ms. Oakley, which are better reads for a more complete summary of her life and times. This biography, written probably a year or tw......more

It was a little stilted. The langauge of the biographer who referred to herself as such in the book was an odd mix of formal and impartial, sticking to facts. Then suddenly switching to a much warmer informal tone. Giving ancedotes some which was related on personal level. The biographer knew Annie......more

The writing and the reader aren't exceptional, but Annie Oakley needs to be more relevant. Wonderful woman, tremendous life story! I enjoyed seeing in this book the way modern society gradually moved out of the wild west and how the heroic and mythic players, both cowboys and Indians, came together u......more

This book wonderfully portrays the kind of simple, courageous, hard working, special and especially honorable person Annie Oakley really was, and how she triumphed over many difficulties throughout her life, not to mention what an amazing shot she was!...I would recommend this book to everyone!......more