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A novel-in-verse inspired by the remarkable true story of Annie Taylor--the first person to go over Niagra Falls in a barrel.
Synopsis
The Forgotten Heroine of Niagara
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.
A portrait of a woman so achingly intimate it will linger long in your memory.
-Joyce Carol Oates