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In 1950, Velma Johnston Was A Secretary At An Insurance Company In Reno, Nevada. Twenty Years Later, She Had Become A National Hero, Responsible For Spurring Congress Into Passing Legislation That Protected Wild Horses, A Feat That Cemented Her Renown As Wild Horse Annie. This Stirring Biography Is The First To Tell The Story Of Johnston's Life And Her Extraordinary Dedication To The Mustangs That Represent The Spirit Of The West. Veteran Writers David Cruise And Alison Griffiths Paint A Vivid Portrait Of This Intrepid Woman, Who Survived A Cruelly Disfiguring Bout With Polio As A Child And Channeled Her Energy And Intellect Into Her Career And Marriage --^ Until She Encountered A Truck Of Injured, Half-dead Horses On Her Way To Work In 1950. Those Horses, Destined For A Pet Food Rendering Plant, Launched Johnston Into A Decades-long Campaign Against Ranchers And The U.s. Bureau Of Land Management To Stop The Roundup And Slaughter Of Mustangs. At A Time When Animal Rights Was Barely A Cause And Women Were Still Expected To Stay At Home, Johnston Embarked On Dangerous Vigilante Missions To Free Captured Horses And Document Roundups, And Began A Highly Organized One-woman Campaign To

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Author

David Cruise and Alison Griffiths

Publisher

Simon & Schuster, Incorporated

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781416553359

Category

history

Subjects

Economics, Fiction, Agriculture

Rating

3.88 / 5 (61 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14