By 1922, “Little Sure Shot” Annie Oakley had been famous throughout the United States and Europe for decades. She'd been born Phoebe Ann Moses (or Mosey) on Aug. 13, 1860, and had been shooting since a young girl. Audiences to the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show had watched with amazement as this pint-sized woman showed an accuracy with a rifle that few men could hope to match. They'd watched her hit 4,7


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