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Book Sonora Wind  Ill Wind

Download or read book Sonora Wind Ill Wind written by Florence Byham Weinberg and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mystery and murder in Jesuit mission territory: a story set in the desert and craggy mountains of Sonora, Mexico, in the eighteenth century. An army captain is killed at Ures Mission in such a way as to throw the blame on the missionary, Andreas Michel, S.J. He sends to a neighboring mission for Fr. Ignaz Pfefferkorn, who investigates, risking his life in the process. The investigation reveals illegitimate commerce--gun-running--between a Jesuit Vice-Provincial and Dutch traders, a beautiful widow seeking revenge against the army and the Jesuits for her husband's suspicious death, Apache involvement, and political intrigue. Ignaz solves the crime, but he and his brothers are swept up in the expulsion of all Jesutis from Spain and its dependencies. Brutally treated, only twenty-seven of the original fifty-one missionaries survive to board the prison ship back to Spain. Ignaz, personifying the best of the Jesuit mission endeavor in New Spain, mourns the destrucion of the entire enterprise.

Book Sonora Wind

    Book Details:
  • Author : Florence Weinberg
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021-07-07
  • ISBN : 9781737418252
  • Pages : 308 pages

Download or read book Sonora Wind written by Florence Weinberg and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-07 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesuit Missionary Ignaz Pfefferkorn, known for solving murders, is called to Ures Mission in Sonora, New Spain (Mexico) to solve the murder of an army captain. He meets and falls for an attractive widow whose husband was killed in the line of duty. He pursues the murderer, solves the crime, but is arrested with all Jesuits and exiled by order of the king of Spain.

Book Ill Wind That Blows No Good

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  • Author : Arcia Alberto (author)
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1901
  • ISBN : 9781301416875
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Ill Wind That Blows No Good written by Arcia Alberto (author) and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Early History of the Southwest Through the Eyes of German speaking Jesuit Missionaries

Download or read book Early History of the Southwest Through the Eyes of German speaking Jesuit Missionaries written by Albrecht Classen and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the United States has been deeply determined by Germans throughout time, but hardly anyone has noticed that this was the case in the Southwest as well, known as Arizona/Sonora today, in the eighteenth century as Pimer a Alta. This was the area where the Jesuits operated all by themselves, and many of them, at least since the 1730s, originated from the Holy Roman Empire, hence were identified as Germans (including Swiss, Austrians, Bohemians, Croats, Alsatians, and Poles). Most of them were highly devout and dedicated, hard working and very intelligent people, achieving wonders in terms of settling the native population, teaching and converting them to Christianity. However, because of complex political processes and the effects of the 'black legend' all Jesuit missionaries were expelled from the Americas in 1767, and the order was banned globally in 1773. As this book illustrates, a surprisingly large number of these German Jesuits composed extensive reports and even encyclopedias, not to forget letters, about the Sonoran Desert and its people. Much of what we know about that world derives from their writing, which proves to be fascinating, lively, and highly informative reading material.

Book The Rabelais Encyclopedia

Download or read book The Rabelais Encyclopedia written by Elizabeth C. Zegura and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-09-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The French humanist Rabelais (ca. 1483-1553) was the greatest French writer of the Renaissance and one of the most influential authors of all time. His Gargantua and Pantagruel, written in five books between 1532 and 1553, rivals the works of Shakespeare and Cervantes in terms of artistry, complexity of ideas and expression, and historical importance. Rabelais is read in numerous courses in French Literature, Renaissance Studies, and Western Civilization, and his writings continue to attract the attention of scholars and general readers alike. The first work of its kind, this encyclopedia is a comprehensive guide to his life and writings. Included are several hundred alphabetically arranged entries by expert contributors. These entries discuss his characters, his overt and veiled references to historical and Renaissance figures and events, his literary and philosophical allusions, his major themes, and the key events and influences that shaped his career. The entries cover such topics as education, religion, censors and censorship, humanism, death, and warfare. Entries cite works for further reading, and the encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography.

Book Contemporary Authors New Revision Series

Download or read book Contemporary Authors New Revision Series written by Tracey Watson and published by Contemporary Authors New Revis. This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biographical and bibliographical guide to current writers in all fields including poetry, fiction and nonfiction, journalism, drama, television and movies. Information is provided by the authors themselves or drawn from published interviews, feature stories, book reviews and other materials provided by the authors/publishers.

Book A Field Guide to American Windmills

Download or read book A Field Guide to American Windmills written by T. Lindsay Baker and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of the use of windmills in the United States and surveys the various types of American windmills

Book Western Winds

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  • Author : Raine Cantrell
  • Publisher : Diversion Books
  • Release : 2013-10-22
  • ISBN : 1626811539
  • Pages : 398 pages

Download or read book Western Winds written by Raine Cantrell and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A headstrong woman more than meets her match in an unexpected inheritance. From national bestselling romance author Raine Cantrell. When she inherits her father’s sprawling Texas ranch, the Reina, Lacey Garrett is determined to run it on her own. With a long line of men waiting to wrestle control of the land away from the willful young woman, many with dreams of winning her hand as well, Lacey has her work cut out for her. But of all the difficulties Lacey foresaw, never could she imagine a last minute change in her father’s will that leaves part of the Reina to another heir. Rafe Parrish is a loner with a dark past, and no happier to be sharing control of the homestead with Lacey than she is. Angered by her arrogance, Rafe is determined to have it all: the Reina and Lacey herself. Lacey will have to fight for what is hers, or risk surrendering to Rafe’s dominance, losing control of her heart in order to stay on the land she loves.

Book Subject matter Index of Patents for Inventions Issued by the United States Patent Office from 1790 to 1873

Download or read book Subject matter Index of Patents for Inventions Issued by the United States Patent Office from 1790 to 1873 written by United States. Patent Office and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Writers Directory 2008

Download or read book The Writers Directory 2008 written by Michelle Kazensky and published by Saint James Press. This book was released on 2007-06 with total page 1286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features bibliographical, biographical and contact information for living authors worldwide who have at least one English publication. Entries include name, pseudonyms, addresses, citizenship, birth date, specialization, career information and a bibliography.

Book The Writers Directory

Download or read book The Writers Directory written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Merchant Vessels of the United States

Download or read book Merchant Vessels of the United States written by United States. Coast Guard and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 1092 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book SMRC Revista

Download or read book SMRC Revista written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hendricks  Commercial Register of the United States

Download or read book Hendricks Commercial Register of the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 1502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The People of Sonora and Yankee Capitalists

Download or read book The People of Sonora and Yankee Capitalists written by Ramón Eduardo Ruiz and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capitalism, the economic system of Western Europe and the United States at the turn of the century, had a major impact on every country of the Third World. In the Western Hemisphere, no country escaped its influence, particularly the North American version, increasingly omnipotent. Mexico, next door to the powerful colossus, often felt the brunt of that impact. The People of Sonora and Yankee Capitalists examines how the advent of North American dollars between 1882 and 1910 helped reshape the economic, social, and political contours of a Mexican province on the border of Arizona. The activity of Yankee promoters, particularly miners, land speculators, and cattle barons, altered dramatically the colonial structure left behind by its former Spanish masters. Even the psychology of the inhabitants of Sonora underwent a kind of metamorphosis. This book, in short, explains what happened to Mexico's traditional society when Yankee capitalists made their appearance.

Book The California Ranger

Download or read book The California Ranger written by and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: