Bibliograph

Wild Horse Annie, friend of the mustangs, Tracey Fern ; pictures by Steven Salerno

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Wild Horse Annie, friend of the mustangs, Tracey Fern ; pictures by Steven Salerno

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Wild Horse Annie

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Tracey Fern ; pictures by Steven Salerno

Sub title

friend of the mustangs

Summary

"Wild Horse Annie was the nickname of Velma Bronn Johnston (1912?77), loved mustangs all her life. When she saw mustangs being rounded up and killed to make room for ranchers? livestock, she knew she had to speak up. In 1950, she began writing letters to local newspapers and politicians, defending the horses' right to roam free. Many people told Annie to hush up, but they couldn?t stop her. She soon became a voice for mustangs throughout the state of Nevada, speaking on their behalf at town halls and meetings. But that was only one state, and Annie was only one person, and she wanted to do more. So she got children to speak up, too, by having them write letters to federal officials to ask them to save the mustangs. Finally, with the help of her young “pencil brigade,” Annie persuaded Congress to pass nationwide laws protecting wild horses and burros on public land nationwide."--Book jacket flap

Target audience

juvenile

Classification