Wild Horse Annie: Velma Johnston and Her Fight to Save the Mustang

by Alan J. Kania

Book Overview

In 1950 Velma Johnston, a shy Nevada ranch wife, came upon a horse trailer leaking blood. When she discovered the destination of the trailer and its occupants--a trio of terrified and badly injured wild horses--she launched a crusade that eventually reached the halls of Congress and changed the way westerners regard and treat the bands of mustangs and burros that roam their region.

Wild horses have been a subject of bitter controversy in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874179173
• ISBN13: 9780874179170
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"