Kuntz, author of Baseball Fiends and Flying Machines: The Many Lives and Outrageous Times of George and Alfred Lawson, presents this colorful dual biography of the Wild West performers S.F. Cody, horse wrangler and marksman, and Maud Lee, circus performer. This book follows the lives of Cody and Lee through their marriage, career as a performing duo, travels together, and eventual separation. After their separation, Cody went on to a successful career in early aeronautics, while Lee's career as a performer was destroyed due to an ironic conflict with Annie Oakley which eventually led to her tragic downfall into addiction. Unlike past accounts of this performing duo, equal attention is given to both Cody and Lee, drawing from newly available resources. This book will appeal to those interested in Wild West lore. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)