Little Miss Sure Shot: Annie Oakley's World

In his debut novel, jeffrey marshall re-creates the life of legendary sharpshooter annie oakley. the book is based largely on actual events and timelines but imagines the places she saw, conversations she had and people she met. the book spotlights annie's years with buffalo bill's wild west show, which catapulted her to international fame in the late 1880s, and details some of her amazing skills. it also chronicles the loving marriage between annie and frank butler, her husband and manager for 50 years, which was far and away the central relationship in her life. "little miss sure shot" is not a "literary" novel, but a fast-paced narrative that strives to put readers into the past and experience the places and events that shaped her life and made her such an iconic figure in american lore.