Queen of the Mist

2000-04-07 Poetry

Author : Joan Murray
Release : 2000-04-07
Genre : Poetry
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 571/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Queen of the Mist by : Joan Murray

Download or read book Queen of the Mist written by Joan Murray. This book was released on 2000-04-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novel-in-verse tells the fascinating story of Annie Taylor, who, in 1901, became the first person to plunge over the brink of Niagara Falls in a barrel. But as Joan Murray reveals, America didn't know what to do with a mature and self-possessed heroine: Annie Taylor, as an 'older woman,' was rejected and exploited and finally eclipsed by the man who repeated her stunt ten years later.

Queen of the Falls

2011-04-04 Juvenile Nonfiction

Author : Chris Van Allsburg
Release : 2011-04-04
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 403/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Queen of the Falls by : Chris Van Allsburg

Download or read book Queen of the Falls written by Chris Van Allsburg. This book was released on 2011-04-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She could remember standing in a park near the falls, hypnotized by the sight and sound, and holding her father’s hand as they took a walk that would lead them closer. That’s what everyone wonders when they see Niagara . . . How close will their courage let them get to it? At the turn of the nineteenth century, a retired sixty-two-year-old charm school instructor named Annie Edson Taylor, seeking fame and fortune, decided to do something that no one in the world had ever done before—she would go over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel. Come meet the Queen of the Falls and witness with your own eyes her daring ride!

Queen of the Mist

2024-10-01 Fiction

Author : Caroline Cauchi
Release : 2024-10-01
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 262/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Queen of the Mist written by Caroline Cauchi. This book was released on 2024-10-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An extraordinary story about an extraordinary woman.” New York Times bestseller Hazel Gaynor School teacher. Widow. Legend.

ICO: Castle of the Mist

2011-08-16 Fiction

Author : Miyuki Miyabe
Release : 2011-08-16
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 862/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis ICO: Castle of the Mist by : Miyuki Miyabe

Download or read book ICO: Castle of the Mist written by Miyuki Miyabe. This book was released on 2011-08-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a boy named Ico grows long curved horns overnight, his fate has been sealed—he is to be sacrificed in the Castle in the Mist. But in the castle, Ico meets a young girl named Yorda imprisoned in its halls. Alone they will die, but together Ico and Yorda might just be able to defy their destinies and escape the magic of the castle. Based on the video game filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth) called a “masterpiece,” Japan's leading fantasist Miyuki Miyabe has crafted a tale of magic, loss, and love that will never be forgotten. -- VIZ Media

Hello Again

1995 Drama

Author : Michael John LaChiusa
Release : 1995
Genre : Drama
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 076/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Hello Again written by Michael John LaChiusa. This book was released on 1995. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: Ten nameless characters pair up in ten different scenes of sexual pleasure and/or despair. One character from each scene moves on to the next, seemingly dumping his old partner in favor of new prey. The play begins in 1900 with a Prostit

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