Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Mission Memories ...
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Mission Memories
Author: John Steven McGroartyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
An account of the Franciscan missions in California.
Spirit of Missions
Author: California Trails, Intimate Guide to the Old Missions
Author: Trowbridge HallPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Californian Trails, Intimate Guide to the Old Missions
Author: Trowbridge HallPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
My Mission to Russia and other Diplomatic Memories
Author: George BuchananPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368614355
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1923.
The Mission Walker
Author: Edie Littlefield SundbyPublisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 0718093437
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Audie Award Finalist for best inspirational book! IMAGE AWARD (Native Daughters of the Golden West) "The Mission Walker is a marvelous book, a moving meditation on the relationships between courage and faith, endurance and transcendence." Randall Sullivan, Creator, The Miracle Detective, Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) Have you ever wanted to just start walking, and never ever stop? To leave behind “WHO I AM” to find “WHO I AM.” Walking alone, and with one lung (the other lost to cancer), Edie Littlefield Sundby became the first person in history to walk the 1,600-mile El Camino Real de las Californias mission trail through the mountain wilderness of Mexico and one of the hottest deserts on earth, and across the border to Northern California - a walk that elevated her life with meaning and purpose that transcended pain and fear – and healed her broken body. THE MISSION WALKER is a first-hand account of harrowing adventure along the old Jesuit mission trail in Baja California Mexico -- desert heat and cold, walls of cactus, sleeplessness, hunger, both physical and spiritual exhaustion, the dangers of wild creatures, and encounters with drug smugglers and weeks with no water other than what a pack mule could carry; and the tortuous agony and transcendent beauty of walking the northern half of the mission trail through California, a trek Edie made six months after losing her right lung to cancer – a journey that restored health and spirit after fighting recurrent stage 4 cancer, including 79 rounds of chemotherapy, four radical surgeries (liver, lung, colon/stomach, and throat), and dozens of radiation treatments. Edie’s story is both an adventure story and a reflection on the universal experience of confronting our own mortality. It is a story of what we will do when faced with the potential end of our life. What do we do with our time left on earth. And how much do we still really, truly want to live. The book cites more than 50 original historical sources and captures the untamed wilderness adventure experienced for centuries along the old Jesuit and Franciscan mission trail that unites California and Mexico and defines the Old West. For those who crave a spirit of adventure, who ache like Edie to know what our bodies and spirits are truly capable of, this book is a must-read. A true testament to faith, courage, and the power of hope. Editorial Reviews: "Edie Sundby’s account of her amazing trek along the entirety of the 1,600-mile California Mission Trail is not only captivating and inspiring but also one heck of an outdoors adventure." Les Standiford, Author and Historian "This powerful story of determination and faith will stay with you forever." Ken Budd Journalist/Author “… a gripping narrative that takes us through the author’s harrowing journeys, inward and outward.” JoBeth McDaniel Journalist/Author "The Mission Walker is a marvelous book, a moving meditation on the relationships between courage and faith, endurance and transcendence." Randall Sullivan, Creator, The Miracle Detective, Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN)
Out West Magazine
Author: The Land of Sunshine
Author: Blue Max
Author: N. G. BrownPublisher:
ISBN: 9781598004984
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A young West Texas boy just out of high school, marries and gets drafted into the Army. Then after being married for less than a year he finds himself preparing for the most controversial war of our time. This book presents the intensity and reality as well as a humorous side of America's helicopter war.