Annie Oakley

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Annie Oakley

• By Beth Barnett

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• Annie Oakley was born on August 13, 1860.
• Her real name was Phoebe Ann Mosey.
• She had 8 brothers and sisters and was in a very
  poor family.
• She was living in Darke Country,Ohio for her
  childhood.
• She learned how to shoot when she was about 5
  years old.

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• She liked to go to turkey shooting contests until
  she was not allowed to go because she always
  won.
• She was married in 1876, to Frank Butler, who was
  a famous shooter as well, but he was not as good
  as Annie.
• Frank took her along on most of his shows .
• Annie soon was more famous than Frank.

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• She could split a playing card in half when it
  was sideways.
• She could hit a card thrown in the air from 90
  feet away.
• She shot a cigar out of a princes mouth.
• For one of her acts she had 11 glass balls thrown
  in the air and she shot them all down in 10
  seconds.
• She would only shoot game in the head and if they
  were moving.
• The name Watanya Cicilia was given to her by
  the Indian Chief Sitting Bull, who adopted her
  spirtualy.

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• She gave shooting lessons to American soldiers in
  World War 1.
• Annie Oakley died on November 3, 1926.
• Before she died, she had all of her medals melted
  down and she gave the money to a childrens
  charity.

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Bibliography

• Krohn, Katherine. Women of the Wild West.
  Minneapolis Lerner, 2000.
• Lake, A.I. Women Of The West. Vero Beach, FL
  Rourke,1990.
• World Book. 14. Chicago World Book,1997.
  
  

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