{"product_id":"wild-horse-annie-friend-of-the-mustangs","title":"Wild Horse Annie: Friend of the Mustangs","description":"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 raom free.\nMany 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.\nBut 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 Washington, D.C., 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.\nReaders will find inspiration in author Tracey Fern and artist Steven Salerno's portrait of an early animal-rights advocate, who spoke up for what she believed in, and empowered a generation of children to be a voice for the voiceless.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0374303061\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0374303061.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Fern, Tracey|Salerno, Steven\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book has little sign of wear or use  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691682795581,"sku":"BVV.0374303061.VG","price":7.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0374303061-0.jpg?v=1762376912","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/wild-horse-annie-friend-of-the-mustangs","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}