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Annie Oakley: American Experience

Discover why the legend of Annie Oakley had little to do with the real Annie. Tuesday at 8 p.m. on PBS-HD 6. by Colleen Greer

This is the story of the star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, the young woman who thrilled audiences around the world with her daring shooting feats. While her act helped fuel turn-of-the-century nostalgia for the vanished, mythical world of the American West, the legend of Annie Oakley had little to do with the real Annie.

am_exp_annie_oakley-2_spot Annie Oakley dazzled crowds around the world with her shooting prowess, splitting playing cards in two, hitting countless moving targets, and even once shooting a cigarette out of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia's mouth from 30 paces away.
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Although famous as a western sharpshooter, Oakley lived her entire life east of the Mississippi. A champion in a man's sport, Oakley forever changed ideas about the abilities of women, yet she opposed female suffrage. Her fame and fortune came from her skill with guns, a concept that was counter to her Quaker upbringing.

Annie Oakley: American Experience, Tuesday at 8 p.m. on PBS-HD 6.

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