Shooting Star Annie Oakley the Legend Author:Debbie Dadey, Scott Goto (Illustrator) Annie Oakley was born in Darke County, Ohio, in 1860 and was the best sharpshooter this country has ever known. Annie, who always practiced gun safety, is a larger-than-life legend of the old west. Much has been written about her, some truth and some exaggeration. Shooting Star is mostly exaggeration, but the truth is that Annie Oakley ... more »really was a shooting star.« less