Queen of the Mist: The Forgotten Heroine of NiagaraAuthor Contributor(s): Murray, Joan Publisher: Beacon Press Date: 4 7 2000 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW This novel in verse tells the fascinating story of Annie Taylor, who, in 1901, became the first person to plunge over the brink of Niagara Falls in a barrel. But as Joan Murray reveals, America didn't know what to do with a mature and self possessed heroine: Annie Taylor, as an 'older woman,' was rejected and exploited and finally eclipsed by