I’m deeply honored that The Sharpshooter and the Showman: May Lillie, Pawnee Bill, and Their Wild West Show has been named a finalist for the WILLA Literary Award in the Scholarly Nonfiction category by Women Writing the West.
My sincere thanks to Women Writing the West for this wonderful recognition and for helping shine a light on the remarkable May Lillie. A courageous and talented Wild West show star, accomplished sharpshooter, and devoted keeper of the buffalo in northeast Oklahoma, May lived a life worthy of being remembered and celebrated.
I’m especially grateful that her story continues to find new audiences. May Lillie deserves every bit of the attention being heaped upon her and then some.
What an honor to see her extraordinary life recognized in this way.
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