Ella Ewing: The Missouri Giantess (2016 Notable Missourians)

Jason Offutt

ISBN 10: 1612481728 ISBN 13: 9781612481722

Publisher: Truman State University Press, 2016

Synopsis

In many ways, Ella Kate Ewing was an ordinary girl. While growing up on a farm in the 1880s, she learned to sew and cook, help take care of the livestock, hunt rabbits, and tend the garden. But in one way, Ella was anything but ordinary. She was extraordinarily tall. By the time she was finished growing, Ella was 8'4" tall. Ella toured the country as The Missouri Giantess, exhibiting at museums and fairs and appearing in the Barnum & Bailey Circus, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, the Ringling Brothers Circus, and two World's Fairs. She traveled farther than any of her friends and neighbors, but she always returned home, where she was known for her kindness and good nature. Ella Ewing showed how to turn a problem into an advantage and showed that fame doesn't have to change who you are.

About this title

About the Author:

Jason Offutt has an MA in communications and is a journalism instructor at Northwest Missouri State University. He has worked as a newspaper reporter, sports photographer, editor managing editor, and columnist. He has also written numerous articles and several books on human and regional folklore, focusing on stories of the paranormal.

About this edition

• Publisher: Truman State University Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1612481728
• ISBN 13: 9781612481722
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: John Hare