The Soldier’s Chapel
The Soldier’s Chapel

Author: Mick Davis

Publisher: Outskirts Press

Published: 2024-08-13

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 1977278019

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Running with the bulls in old Pamplona, Spain is not a sport for young ladies, but Manuela does it and life changes forever. The Queen's lover dies and Fernando, Manuela's lover is blamed. He, Fernando, flees and is assumed dead. A Spanish civil war forces Manuela's family to flee to colonial California, but along the way loved ones are lost. Manuela disguises herself and becomes her dead twin brother. Meanwhile, in Spain, a Cain and Abel event developed between identical brothers over the far away Manuela. Each brother follows her but in the end truth prevails. This saga, set in the mid 1800's in Spain and in and round the missions and churches of Carmel and Monterey California - The Soldiers Chapel - is rich in history, love lost and found and human, religious and civil tragedy.

Orkney's Italian Chapel
Orkney's Italian Chapel

Author: Philip Paris

Publisher: Black & White Publishing

Published: 2010-05-27

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 1845026144

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Orkney's Italian Chapel was built by Italian POWs held on the island during the Second World War. In the sixty-five years since it was built it has become an enduring symbol of peace and hope around the world. The story of who built the chapel and how it came into existence and survived against all the odds is both fascinating and inspiring. Author Philip Paris's extensive research into the creation of the Italian Chapel has uncovered many new facts, and this comprehensive new book is the definitive account of the chapel and those who built it. It is a book that has waited to be written for sixty-five years.

The Gallatin Way to Yellowstone
The Gallatin Way to Yellowstone

Author: Duncan T. Patten

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2018-05-14

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1439664307

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The Gallatin Way, a picturesque route heading south through the canyon to the west gate of Yellowstone, boasts a history covering more than a century of exploration, homesteading and development. Early pioneers and adventurers endured a rugged and unforgiving terrain where today's travelers speed along a modern highway. One might expect to see dramatic shifts, yet little change is evident in some areas, while others teem with contemporary luxuries. Pairing historic and modern photography of the same locations, Duncan T. Patten retraces the marvel of this iconic thoroughfare.

The Redcoat and Religion
The Redcoat and Religion

Author: Michael Snape

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-01-11

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 1136007423

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This compelling study presents the most comprehensive examination available of the role of religion in the army during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Through extensive analysis of official military sources, religious publications and personal memoirs, Michael Snape challenges the widely-held assumption that religion did not play a role in the British Army until the mid-Victorian period, and demonstrates that the British soldier was highly susceptible to religious influences long before the Crimean War and Indian Mutiny rendered the subject of wider public concern. In The Redcoat and Religion Snape argues that religion was of significant, even defining, importance to the British soldier and reveals the enduring strength and vitality of religion in contemporary British society, challenging the view that the popular religious culture of the era was wholly dependent upon the presence and activities of women. Students of British history, military history, and religion will all find this an insightful resource for their studies.