RABBIT EARS AMERICAN TALL TALES: VOLUME FOUR Annie Oakley, Pecos Bill

Where does the fact end and the fiction begin? Devotees of American tall tales delight in the speculation. When did Phoebe Ann Moses first pick up a rifle and impress the world? Was it love at first sight when Frank Butler was outshot in competition by Annie? What words passed between Annie and Sitting Bull during the Wild West Show? How could an esteemed cowboy like Sourdough be outwitted by a coyote-turned-cowpoke riding a cougar? Keith Carradine and Robin Williams provide distinctive narration. Carradine's reading is briskly paced and straightforward. Williams brings his signature multiple voices for crafty Bill, coyotes, and cowboys. He is as animated or as deadpan as such tall tale exaggeration warrants. The background scores for each tale support the escapades richly. A.R. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine [Published: FEB/ MAR 08]