While Annie Oakley is well known as the demure darling of the lady sharpshooters of the Wild West shows of old, only the more ardent Western aficionados recall Lillian Frances Smith. Better known as “Wenona,” Smith often outshined—and outshot “Little Sure Shot”—while starring with the top showmen of the era,

September 2017
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- Johnny Lingo: Nothing That Glitters Is Gold
- Stuart’s Stranglers
- Action-Packed Western
- Was Ammunition Expensive?
- Gold Fever
- The Great Western
- A Murderous Trail
- James Ford Wreaks Havoc
- Is Clint Eastwood Ambidextrous?
- The Late Glen Campbell’s Roll in 1969’s True Grit
- The Sunny Sheriff
- Sam Mason Gets What He Gave
- John Hance, Grand Canyon’s Windjammer
- The Many Faces of the Late Sam Shepard
- Western Legend
- Not Easily Intimidated
- Six-Shooters
- The Farrington Brothers’ Short-Lived Outlaw Career
- Invalids Need Not Apply!
- Did “Wild Bill” Hickok have a Sidekick Named Jingles?
- Saving Hamley’s Saddles
- Crazy Horse Never Died
- Will C. Barnes Makes Quite A Name for Himself
- A Frontier Wonder Woman