Little Miss of Darke County

The Origins of Annie Oakley: A Novel

By: Gary M. Krebs

Narrated by: Erica Sullivan

Darke County, Ohio, 1866. Young Phoebe Ann Moses lives a life of peace and harmony on a farm with her Quaker family and has dreams of living a hunter’s life in the woods.

When Jacob Moses, the beloved patriarch, tragically dies, Phoebe’s life is sent into a tailspin. The family suffers in squalor as they move from place to place, until Phoebe is sent to live in the Infirmary, where the orphans taunt and bully her. Desperate to start over, she volunteers to live in a secluded cabin in the woods with a couple, Mr. and Mrs. Wolf, to help them raise their baby.

Phoebe finds she is in grave danger: She becomes a prisoner and slave to the couple, whom she dubs “the Wolves.” Will she ever escape and rejoin her family?

This gripping tale is the origins story of one of America’s greatest heroes: renowned sharpshooter and performer Annie Oakley. It serves as a testament to the strength and guile of the 19th-century female human spirit and is more relevant today than ever.

©2020 Gary M. Krebs (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing

Outstanding book about a legend

I’m blown away by this story. What an amazing woman and an amazing life. Highly recommended.

Great book well narrated!

This book gave an intimate portrait of Ms. Oakley in her early years and beyond.

Her true life story with a little fiction.

Was never a boring moment where my mind wandered. Well done. Will definitely recommend.

Outstanding

Love this book. What a gal she was. Great reading. Loved the reader she was nice to listen to.

WOW! Phenomenal

There are books that are good & then there are books that are so fantastic that they make you teary-eyed and everything. This book is like pure art. It is emotional & beautiful. Very compelling. I adore this.