The Ride Of Her Life: The True Story Of A Woman, Her Horse, And Their Lastchance Journey Across America,New

The Ride Of Her Life: The True Story Of A Woman, Her Horse, And Their Lastchance Journey Across America,New

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National Bestseller The #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Of The Perfect Horse And The Eightydollar Champion Presents A Heartwarming [And] Engaging Folkhero Biography (Kirkus Reviews) Of A Woman Who Fulfilled Her Lifelong Wish To See The Pacific Ocean By Riding Her Horse Across America.[Letts] Vividly Portrays An Audacious Woman Whose Optimism, Courage, And Good Humor Are To Be Marveled At And Admired.Booklist, Starred Reviewin 1954, Sixtythreeyearold Maine Farmer Annie Wilkins Embarked On An Impossible Journey. She Had No Money And No Family, She Had Just Lost Her Farm, And Her Doctor Had Given Her Only Two Years To Live. But Annie Wanted To See The Pacific Ocean Before She Died. She Ignored Her Doctors Advice To Move Into The County Charity Home. Instead, She Bought A Castoff Brown Gelding Named Tarzan, Donned Mens Dungarees, And Headed South In Midnovember, Hoping To Beat The Snow. Annie Had Little Idea What To Expect Beyond Her Rural Crossroads; She Didnt Even Have A Map. But She Did Have Her Exracehorse, Her Faithful Mutt, And Her Own Unfailing Belief That Americans Would Treat A Stranger With Kindness.Annie, Tarzan, And Her Dog, Depeche Toi, Rode Straight Into A World Transformed By The Rapid Construction Of Modern Highways. Between 1954 And 1956, The Three Travelers Pushed Through Blizzards, Forded Rivers, Climbed Mountains, And Clung To The Narrow Shoulder As Cars Whipped By Them At Terrifying Speeds. Annie Rode More Than Four Thousand Miles, Through Americas Big Cities And Small Towns. Along The Way, She Met Ordinary People And Celebritiesfrom Andrew Wyeth (Who Sketched Tarzan) To Art Linkletter And Groucho Marx. She Received Many Offersa Permanent Home At A Riding Stable In New Jersey, A Job At A Gas Station In Rural Kentucky, Even A Marriage Proposal From A Wyoming Rancher. In A Decade When Car Ownership Nearly Tripled, When Televisions Influence Was Expanding Fast, When Homeowners Began Locking Their Doors, Annie And Her Fourfooted Companions Inspired An Outpouring Of Neighborliness In A Rapidly Changing World.

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