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Bundle of Joy

Never, Ever Trust A CowboyLike the wind, Jackson Stroud plans to blow through Texas ranch country…and never look back. Proving Shelby Grace Lockhart’s motto correct. But the former Dallas detective doesn’t walk away from ladies—or infants—in distress. So when he discovers an abandoned newborn and a woman looking for a fresh start, Jax knows he came to this special town for a reason.Shelby Grace is just as determined to learn why someone left a baby on her doorstep. As their quest leads in surprising directions, Jax starts to believe he’s finally found a place to belong. What will it take to convince Shelby that this is one cowboy she can count on?

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ISBN: 9781472011213

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Annie Jones

Annie Jones (1865 – 1902) was a US bearded woman, born in Virginia. She toured with showman P. T. Barnum as a circus attraction. Jones apparently suffered from what is now classified as Hirsutism.

Early life

When Jones joined Barnum's exhibition as a child of only nine months, Jones' parents received a $150-a-week salary. She was billed as a new "infant Esau." By the age of five, she had a mustache and sideburns and became well known as the "Bearded Girl." US photographer Mathew Brady took Jones' portrait as a child in 1865. [ [http://www.picturehistory.com/find/p/16655/mcms.html Picture History: Annie Jones ] ] A number of additional portraits were taken of Jones during her lifetime and were widely distributed.

In an incident which may have been one of Barnum's publicity stunts, a New York phrenologist kidnapped Jones when she was a young child. Barnum and the police found her exhibited in a church fair. When the man claimed the child as his, the matter went to court. The judge had Jones separated from the others before it was her time to testify. When the child was taken to the courtroom, she went straight to her parents. The judge declared the case closed.

Later life

As an adult, Jones became the country's top "bearded lady" and acted as a spokesperson for Barnum's "Freaks", a word she tried to abolish from the business. Later in her career, Jones toured in Russia and claimed to have turned down painters who asked her to pose as Jesus. She became a musician. Jones married Richard Elliot in 1881, but divorced him in 1895 for her childhood sweetheart William Donovan (who later died, leaving Jones a widow). In 1902, Jones herself died of tuberculosis.

References

External links

* [http://thehumanmarvels.com/?p=150 The Human Marvels Biography] , J. Tithonus Pednaud
* [http://www.missioncreep.com/mundie/gallery/gallery2.htm Bearded Ladies]
* [http://www.missioncreep.com/mundie/gallery/gallery23.htm Monkey Girl]

Источник: Annie Jones

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