Trials of Annie Oakley (eBook)

Chris Enss, Howard Kazanjian (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
200 Seiten
Twodot (Verlag)
978-1-4930-1747-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Long before the silver screen placed Mary Pickford before the eyes of millions of Americans, this girl, born August 13, 1860 as Phoebe Anne Oakley Moses, had won the right to the title of the first “America’s Sweetheart.” After winning first prize at a shooting match as a teenager, Annie quickly gained worldwide fame as an incredible crack shot.

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Long before the silver screen showed the face of Mary Pickford to millions of Americans, Annie Oakley, born as Phoebe Anne Oakley Moses on August 13, 1860, had won the right to the title of ';America's Sweetheart.' Having grown up learning to shoot game to help support her family, Annie won first prize and met Frank Butler at a shooting match when she was fifteen years old. He convinced her to change her name to Annie Oakley and became her husband, manager, and number-one fan for the next fifty years.Annie quickly gained worldwide fame as an incredible crack shot, and could amaze audiences at her uncanny accuracy with nearly any rifle or pistol, whether aiming at stationary objects or shooting fast-flying targets from the cockpit of a moving airplane. In August 1903, when she was well known as a champion shot in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, Oakley became a target of defamation by a reporter for a newspaper owned by media magnate William Randolph Hearst. The libelous story alleged that the famous sure shot had been arrested for stealing and buying drugs. Annie sent a telegram denying the claim and asked the story to be retracted. Hearst refused and the story was then published in all his newspapers. Miss Oakley responded with a libel suit and spent seven years in court fighting the well-known businessman. During the long, drawn-out legal battle, Annie was struggling with health issues. Despite these trials she poured her energy into advocating for the US military, encouraging women to engage in sport shooting, and supporting orphans.

Autor

Howard Kazanjian is an award-winning producer and entertainment executive who has been producing feature films and television programs for more than twenty-five years. He lives in San Marino, California. Chris Enss is an award-winning screen writer who has written more than two dozen books on the West and has also written for television, short subject films, live performances, and for the movies. She lives in Grass Valley, California.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.10.2017
• Zusatzinfo: 15 Illustrations including: - 15 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Schlagworte: Advocate • America's Sweetheart • Annie Oakley • Annie Oakley Butler • Chris Enss • Crack shot • Health Issues • Howard Kazanjian • legal battle • Mary Pickford • Nineteenth century • Old West • Phoebe Anne Oakley Moses • Pinehurst • Romance • sharpshooter • shooting from airplane • shooting match • sport shooting • supporting orphans • William Randolph Hearst • Women's history
• ISBN-10: 1-4930-1747-0 / 1493017470
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4930-1747-8 / 9781493017478