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In 1955 a group of missionaries entered a jungle in Ecuador to bring Christianity to a hostile and primitive tribe. Attempting to quell their distrust, they showered the natives with gifts and built an airstrip before being massacred by them. Written by the wife of one of these men, the story will be gripping for believers in such initiatives. Others may be overcome by the melodrama and the Jesus-as-Lord tone that explains the nobility but not the...
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"Set against the majestic geography of the Andes, this novel tells the story of Manuela Saenz, who won her place in history as the great love of the South American liberator Simon Bolivar. Manuela Saenz's life is fascinating in its own right. Abandoning her position as one of the richest women in Lima, Saenz worked with underground conspirators to overthrow the corrupt representatives of the Spanish Crown. This road eventually led to her meeting with...
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