The Wild Ones: The Legacy of Wild Horse Annie
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (581 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1610056159 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 48 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The thundering echoes of the mustang's hoofbeats ringing throughout the West are calling: Not one more horse! No more slaughter!. The struggle to protect the wild horses of the United States dates back far into the post-Civil War era and continues to this day with barely thirty-five thousand wild horses left and more than fifty thousand being unethically left in government captivity. One woman! One fight! One victory! In the late 1950s, a tenacious five-foot-seven, one-hundred-ten-pound, soft-spoken secretary by the name of Velma Johnston began a fight that would change history-a fight to protect the wild mustangs of Nevada. Told through stunning photographs of these beautiful creatures, Corky Scranta's "The Wild Ones" offers the history and politics of this struggle-from the execution of wild horses during western expansion to Velma becoming Wild Horse Annie with her passionate defense of these beautiful creatures to today's disturbingly violent roundup process
A combination of Scrantas stunning photos and well-researched narrative, her new book includes a wealth of historical background on these noble creatures The Wild Horse Annie Act, and sadly the availability of these gentle horses to kill-buyers With a percentage of proceeds from this book going directly to horse sanctuaries THE WILD ONES is an essential book that should be widely read as well as incorporated in school curriculaIndieReader. Award winning photographer and author Corky Scranta scripts a highly informative story about a cu
Karen Descamps said recomendation for viewing. I would like the ability to see a few of the pages or possibly the inside flaps of the cover.