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Meet Dorothy Day by Woodeene Koenig-Bricker (Biography)Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker movement, once declared: "Don’t call me a saint. I don’t want to be dismissed that easily." Nevertheless, the cause for her canonization began in 2000, and her prophetic example remains a provocative challenge to the status quo that cannot be easily dismissed. This intriguing biography of the highly controversial journalist and social activist draws from her voluminous writings and the testimony of people who knew her well. It explores the connections between Day’s formidable public achievements and her private life of prayer, Scripture study, and devotion to the Sacraments. The result is a stirring portrait of a champion of justice for the poor and oppressed who worked tirelessly to awaken the conscience of a nation.
It was interesting but kinda boring.
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The Story of My Life by Helen Keller (Autobiography)Helen Keller would not be bound by conditions. Rendered deaf and blind at 19 months by scarlet fever, she learned to read (in several languages) and even speak, eventually graduating with honors from Radcliffe College in 1904, where as a student she wrote The Story of My Life. That she accomplished all of this in an age when few women attended college and the disabled were often relegated to the background, spoken of only in hushed tones, is remarkable. But Keller's many other achievements are impressive by any standard: she authored 13 books, wrote countless articles, and devoted her life to social reform.
I tried reading this when I was younger but just didn't understand it. When I picked it up this time though, I loved it!
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Tomboy Bride: A Woman's Personal Account of Life In Mining Camps of the West by Harriet Fish Backus (Autobiography/Nonfiction)
A true pioneer of the West, Harriet Backus writes about her amusing and often challenging experiences with heart-felt emotion and vivid detail. New foreword by Pam Houston and afterword by author's grandson Rob Walton are featured.
This book took me a while to read. It was interesting but not a favorite. And she's not a "tomboy" bride... the mining camp was called Tomboy. =)
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Faith (Brides of the West book 1) by Lori Copeland (Adult Fiction)
When their pastor father dies suddenly, leaving little money, three sisters realize that they need to take drastic action to survive. Each answers a newspaper ad soliciting Christian brides. Faith goes to Texas, where her intended, a well-to-do rancher named Nicholas Shepherd, seems to be having second thoughts. While her wedding is repeatedly postponed, Faith meets a local widower and decides to teach his blind son Braille. In time, Nicholas begins to realize that he may have lost Faith to another man.
I was thrilled with this book! I'm always so excited to find good, clean romance!
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