Queen of the Falls
| Author | : Chris Van Allsburg |
| Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Total Pages | : 45 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780547315812 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0547315813 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (813 Downloads) |
Download or read book Queen of the Falls written by Chris Van Allsburg and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2011 with total page 45 pages. 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
