Part of the Notable Missourians series aimed at young readers, Ella Ewing: The Missouri Giantess details the life of Ella Ewing, a woman born in La Grange, Missouri in 1872. By the time she was in her 20s, Ella had reached 8'4". She would go on to travel the nation with the circus, including Barnum & Bailey and the Ringling Brothers, as well as Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. But no matter where her travels took her, Ella always called Missouri home.
48 pages.
