Hasta los fines de la tierra

by Nelda B. Gaydou

Overview

Rumbo a los campos de algodón de Texas, un viejo Ford T se descompone y obliga un cambio de destino que termina por llevar a los protagonistas hasta la Patagonia argentina. Siga las anécdotas de una pareja inseparable que pasó su infancia en la Gran Depresión, se conoció durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial y emprendió una aventura de amor y servicio que duró toda la vida.

On the road to seek work in the cotton fields of Texas, an old Ford Model T truck breaks down and forces a change of destination that ultimately leads the protagonists to the Argentine Patagonia. Follow the anecdote-driven story of a devoted couple who spent their childhood in the U.S. Southwest during the Great Depression, met and married during World War II, and together undertook a lifelong journey of adventure and service.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781950560172
Publisher:	Progressive Rising Phoenix Press, LLC
Publication date:	01/28/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	246
File size:	10 MB
Language:	Spanish

About the Author

Nelda Bedford de Gaydou se crio bilingüe y bicultural. Nació en Rosario, Argentina de padres misioneros estadounidenses. Pasó su niñez y adolescencia en la Argentina e hizo sus estudios universitarios en literatura e historia en los Estados Unidos. Repartió su vida adulta entre los dos países hasta radicarse definitivamente en las Sierras de Córdoba con su esposo, con quien comparte tres hijos, cuatro nietos y tres perros labradores. En 2017, la versión del libro en inglés ("To the Ends of the Earth") obtuvo el primer puesto en biografía general de un concurso internacional (International Book Awards).Nelda Bedford Gaydou was born and raised in Argentina by missionary parents from the U.S. Growing up, she lived in Rosario, Comodoro Rivadavia and Buenos Aires. She attended Baylor University and the University of Texas at Austin, earning degrees in English Literature, History, and Spanish Literature. Nelda speaks several languages and works as a translator in English, Spanish, French, and Italian. Nelda and her husband, who have three children and four grandchildren, live in the mountains of Córdoba, Argentina. Her book, "To the Ends of the Earth: High Plains to Patagonia," won the 2017 International Book Award for General Biography.

Editorial Reviews

Stories of lives well lived is the way that you can summarize the book. To do so would rob you of the intriguing vignettes that dot the landscape as the author shares the trials and travails of the Bedford family from the United States southwest to the Argentine Patagonia at the bottom of the world. Along the way the author sprinkles history in such a captivating way that the reader is seeing the events play themselves out and learning of the interlocking world in which we live without even realizing it. To the Ends of the Earth: High Plains to Patagonia by Nelda B. Gaydou is the story of a period in American religious history which transformed the evangelical world. It is the story of two people who met, fell in love, responded to God's call, moved to South America, raised a family, and in between impacted countless lives. This is a story as only an MK (missionary kid) can tell it with love and deep insight into the relationships that brought about the events as nothing else could have done. Although on the surface this is a chronology of a family and their ministry, first in the United States and later in Argentina, in reality it is the story of the love that develops between people as they get to know each other, and, in spite of the differences of language and culture, how that love can transform them and the world around them. Buy the book to be entertained. Read the book to gain a greater understanding of history, culture, and people. Study the book to see how God used Ben and La Nell and how they set an example for all of us.

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