{"product_id":"viva-california-story-of-faith-love-and-redemption-on-the-california-frontier","title":"¡Viva California!: Story of Faith, Love and Redemption on the California Frontier","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe fled Ireland. She crossed a continent. He seeks land and God. She dreams of a convent’s safety. When their Faith is challenged by the chaos of Alta California, their love will be their salvation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDec. 1844. Texas no longer belongs to Mexico. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlta California,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e illegal immigrants straggle up from the southern deserts, over the eastern mountains, and down from Oregon. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCalifornios \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estruggle to hold their world together\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eas the newly-arrived Americans ignore Mexican laws, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNorteños\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e clash with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSureños\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, hostile Indians raid \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eranchos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and settlers retaliate by burning the Indian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erancherias.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInto this turmoil comes Michael Ryan, shipwrecked on the rocks near Monterey. He blames his younger brother Billy for forcing him to flee Ireland—and for events that still haunt him with guilt. But he is now free to seek what he considers will bring him peace, pride and respect—land. Hired as a courier, he moves among the elite of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlta California\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and is disturbed as he sees a parallel between the “Christian” treatment of Mexican Indians and the English dominance in Ireland. His Faith falters and his guilt deepens.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRóisín Farrell has crossed the continent with her father and brothers in the first wagon party to traverse the Sierra Nevada—the Stevens-Townsend-Murphy party. Once certain she would become a nun, her mother’s death has left her questioning God, fearful of what lies ahead. At Sutter’s Fort, surrounded by beards and buckskin—rough hunters and trappers—Róisín struggles with unfamiliar sensations and a growing sense of guilt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the chaos of California draws Michael and Róisín together—threatened by Billy’s unprincipled behavior—they must confront the past, the turbulence of their feelings, rebuild their Faith, and forge a future together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45917365534911,"sku":"b8d807f6-461c-45d6-b5e0-0ed590979399","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/6a3e25a8202dad808354d7c3374898f3.jpg?v=1785101112","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/viva-california-story-of-faith-love-and-redemption-on-the-california-frontier","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}