| Gracie Contributor(s): Donnie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1463779445 ISBN-13: 9781463779443 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.80 lbs) 270 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gracie Hansen was a wife, a mother but also one who went out into the world to entertain. From her humble beginnings putting on 'shows' in her mother's garage to staging the Morton Follies in Morton, Washington to bring the '62 World's Fair the Gracie Hansen's Paradise Pavilion and become the reigning Queen of the World's Fair as well as run a 500 seat Las Vegas-style theatre in Portland this woman packed a lot in 62 years of her life. She also ran for Governor of Oregon in 1970 A true story that also shows the pain and heart break of losing several children, and not being 'at the right place at the right time' because of her health. This book details an incredible life - a life that was celebrated each day it was lived. |