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Mustang: Wild Spirit of the West

by Marguerite Henry · 1966

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Horses were in Annie Bronn's blood. For as long as she could remember, she had been fascinated by the spirited wild mustangs that roamed free throughout the West. So when greedy cattlemen started to round up the mustangs for slaughter, Annie knew it was up to her to save the breed.

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The true story of Wild Horse Annie's crusade to save the mustangs is inspiring. Readers will cheer her on, all the way to the White House, in her struggle to preserve these beautiful creatures from extinction.

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horseshorsesMore like thisLess of thisanimalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thischildhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
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childrensyoung adult
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medium · 224 pages

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