{"product_id":"little-church-in-the-wilderness-richard-l-smith-9781970024791","title":"Little Church in the Wilderness","description":"\u003cp\u003eLittle Church in the Wilderness is a novel that is both absorbing and inspirational. The\u003cbr\u003e story takes place in the 1870's when a Catholic priest gifted with the ability to heal\u003cbr\u003e both body and soul is sent as a missionary to Upper Minnesota.\u003cbr\u003e After the Civil War, Father Todd Edward Bose is ordained in Baltimore and his\u003cbr\u003e bishop sends him to the village of Whitefish near the Canadian border to form a parish\u003cbr\u003e and build a church. His life in the wilderness is filled with many trials, challenges, and\u003cbr\u003e adventures. Upper Minnesota in the 1870's is sparsely populated with only Indian\u003cbr\u003e villages and a few logging towns only accessible by Mississippi River steamboats. A\u003cbr\u003e small contingent of Irish Catholic families migrated from Boston to Upper Minnesota\u003cbr\u003e in 1870 to scratch a living out of the skimpy soil and harsh winters. They miss access\u003cbr\u003e to the Sacraments, so they petitioned the local bishop in St. Paul to send a priest to\u003cbr\u003e form a parish and build a church. The bishop asks his friend, the Bishop of Baltimore, \u003cbr\u003e to send a missionary. He selects a newly ordained priest, Father Todd Bose, to serve\u003cbr\u003e that Catholic settlement. Young, energetic, dedicated, and gifted with special talents, \u003cbr\u003e Father Todd accepts his assignment and travels by train, boat, and horseback to\u003cbr\u003e Whitefish. Unaware that God has blessed him with special graces as a healer, he settles\u003cbr\u003e in the village, builds the church, and serves his parish as both priest and medic. His\u003cbr\u003e unique talent as a healer becomes well-known throughout Upper Minnesota and both\u003cbr\u003e Indians and townsfolks ask for his help.\u003cbr\u003e Father Todd is an amalgam of the traditional of service, dedication, and love so\u003cbr\u003e characteristic of the many of the priests I have known. All the characters depicted in\u003cbr\u003e this story as well as descriptions of places that existed over 100 years ago are fictional.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard L. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1970024798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781970024791\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard L. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Richard L. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48519720894719,"sku":"9781970024791","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_98a64894-e7d9-4e65-93ed-e5aec5ac1f72.jpg?v=1778738408","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/little-church-in-the-wilderness-richard-l-smith-9781970024791","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}