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Bibliography

Books

Aller, Susan Bivin. (2004). Sitting Bull. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Co.

A biography about Sitting Bull which tells of how the Lakota Sioux’s leadership was important and the Little Bighorn and led his tribe to Canada following the battle.

Alter, Judy, (1999). Extraordinary Women of the American West. New York: Children’s Press.

A reference book that is a resource for learning about many women of the west. It contains achievements and biographical information about Annie Oakley.

Bruchac, Joseph. (1994). A Boy Called Slow: The True Story of Sitting Bull. New York: Philomel Books.

This is a beautifully written biography, which describes how Sitting Bull had the name Slow before he became Sitting Bull.

Krensky, Stephen. (2001). Shooting for the Moon: The Amazing Life and Times of Annie Oakley. New York. Melanie Kroupa Books.

This is an excellent picture book that tells the story of Annie Oakley’s life using her Annie’s own writings and beautiful oil paintings. Krensky chronicles Annie’s life from her childhood in poverty, to her famous experiences as an American entertainer.

Marrin, Albert. (2000). Sitting Bull and His World. New York: Dutton Children’s Books,

A biographical account of Sitting Bull, which focuses on his leadership role of the Hunkpapa Indians.

Spinner, Stephanie. (1993). Little Sure Shot: The Story of Annie Oakley. New York: Random House.

A Step Into Reading Book, written at a late second grade level, this book tells the story of Annie Oakley’s life and includes real life photos of the markswoman.

Websites



A free encyclopedia website with great biographical information and pictures about Buffalo Bill Cody, Annie Oakley, and Sitting Bull. This site also contains excellent information about The Ghost Dance movement and has sources and external site links embedded within the site.



This site contained great factual information and pictures about Annie Oakley, Buffalo Bill Cody, and Sitting Bull and wonderful information about the time period in which the lived. This site was also very useful because it the format used to present the facts was often timelines.



The Trap and Field magazine web site, featuring an article, which Annie Oakley wrote, titled Powders I Have Used was a great resource to “hear” Annie Oakley’s voice and learn about her expertise using black powder and firearms.



This is a website containing very factual and specific information about Annie Oakley and pictures of her, with specific information regarding the spellings of her last name Moses, Mosee, Mosey, and Mausey.



This site had lengthy biographical information about Annie Oakley, which was more detailed. This site contained specific information about the debilitating train wreck Annie was in, dog tricks, personal relationship information, and great pictures.



This is the Trapshooting Hall of Fame website which contained many pictures and information about Annie’s use of propaganda and am excerpt from the The Greenville Daily Advocate in Greenville Ohio that reported Oakley’s death from lead poison.

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