During the onset of World War I, Annie Oakley wanted to help and trained the soldiers in marksmanship.
During the onset of World War I, Annie Oakley wanted to help and trained the soldiers in marksmanship. She also devoted herself to other charitable pursuits.
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The Wild West holds a special place in American history—Western films depict it as a place where the rules didn't apply, and where scores were settled with gun slinging and shootouts. The colorful characters who made up the old West were men, women, cowboys, Indians, sheriffs just plain outlaws. Though we've come to have a more nuanced understanding of the good and the bad of the old West, we can still learn from the stories of the people who made it and who wrote about what it was.
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