Brother |
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| Author:
| Olson, James |
| ISBN: | 979-8-5116-3463-0 |
| Publication Date: | May 2021 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $15.00 |
Book Description:
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If Dom Bernardo kills to save his friend, can his faith survive in the desert crucible? Bernardo Cuesta, a Franciscan friar assigned to the Spanish mission of San Jose, is the sole survivor of an Apache ambush. Although Apaches do not normally keep an adult male captive alive, in the friar's case, they're afraid killing the holy man would offend his God. Two failed escape attempts prove the deadly expanse of desert surrounding the Apache's home...
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If Dom Bernardo kills to save his friend, can his faith survive in the desert crucible?
Bernardo Cuesta, a Franciscan friar assigned to the Spanish mission of San Jose, is the sole survivor of an Apache ambush. Although Apaches do not normally keep an adult male captive alive, in the friar's case, they're afraid killing the holy man would offend his God.
Two failed escape attempts prove the deadly expanse of desert surrounding the Apache's home mountains is a more effective prison than chains or walls could ever be. With his hope for rescue gradually eroding, Bernardo attempts to adjust by learning the language and customs of his captors. The years of captivity test his faith when confronted with the conflict between Christian beliefs and Apache shamanism.
Ensign Alonso Payeras, in command of a squad of Spanish Lancers, is obsessed by his hatred of the friar. Payeras combs the desert in search of Bernardo, his main goal in life to see the friar dead on the point of his sword. When the two men meet, will Bernardo kill to protect his Apache friends?
This is a story of faith and courage. The remarkable journey of one man through an alien culture and the imprint left on the hearts of his captors.
All three books of the Chiricahua Apache series--Brother, the Spanish missionary period, Ulzana, the American Indian Wars, and Injun, the final disposition of the Chiricahua Apache--present the most complete understanding of what the Apaches became in terms of what they experienced.