Mis(s)Fortune

Name: Mis(s)Fortune
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ISBN: 9781489562210

ISBN-10: 1489562214

ISBN-13: 9781489562210

Edition: N/A

Authors: Cliff Schmid

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The forward momentum of the twentieth century propels Mis(s)Fortune from a vaudeville dance hall to a Hollywood studio, from a London polio ward to a hogan in the high desert mountains, in this multi-generational saga of courage, determination, humor and hard-won wisdom.Genevieve DuMont, raising her child alone after her pilot husband is shot down over Germany in 1917, finds her predictable life upended on a train bound for New Orleans. Catherine Von Eller, a bride trapped in Europe by the second World War, bequeaths her strength and character to her only son. Dan Walker befriends a young Navajo boy and forges a lifelong bond. Martin Von Eller carries forward the aviation tradition of his…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date: 6/11/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.166
Language: English

Cliff Schmid was born and raised in a log house near Telluride, Colorado, on the family ranch, now one of Colorado's famed Centennial Farms. After serving in the U.S. Army in the 1960s as a member of the O.S.A. in Central America, he had a practice as a survey engineer in Durango, Colorado, working for mining companies throughout the western United States and Mexico. Cliff and his wife, Caryl, now operate a small cattle ranch near Ignacio, Colorado with the help of their border collie.Watch for a sequel to Mis(s)Fortune, coming soon.