Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words [B2130]

1983 PB with minor wear. The silver-haired woman walked away from her name and vowed to "remain a wanderer until mankind has learned the way of peace". On New Year's Day, 1953, she walked ahead of the Tournament of Roses parade handing out peace messages. It was the beginning of a pilgrimage that would last eighteen years, until her death in 1981. Traveling on foot without money or possessions, with only the food and shelter offered by well-wishers, she carried her simple yet compelling message throughout the United States and Canada. After the first 25,000 miles she stopped counting. Peace Pilgrim's account of her journeys across America and her spiritual discoveries along the way continues to inspire growing numbers of readers worldwide.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "I don't think she's as famous as she should be. If I could submit her for sainthood, I would - but she wouldn't have wanted that. In our terrible stressful times, this was exactly what I needed and I wish she was still with us. Five stars, I highly recommend it."; "This book probably ended up on my radar because I like books about people who walk a lot, and what an inspiration! She was an incredible person whose inner peace gave her astonishing strength of mind and body. I'm glad that I got to read her words."; "Peace Pilgrim has expressed my thoughts that I cannot put into words - and in such a beautiful way. This book just crossed my path - and wow."; "She talked the talk & walked the walk. I wish this contained even more stories of her time on the road and of her interactions with people, but I did enjoy a lot of her general thoughts and essays on values. She made me want to walk in my community more."; "An inspiring read about an extraordinary woman."; "I didn't expect to like this book as much as I did. I thought it would be too much about religion but it offered different views that were kind of cool. For example, she talks to people and changes their views on things and teaches them to lead a happier life. I wish I could do that. I try to be positive, but I feel like I fail more often than not and she just carries this view of good in everyone wherever she goes! I admire that. I sometimes think people are just bad, and she finds everyone to be good. I wonder if the world has changed so much in the past forty years or whenever she wrote the book to today. I wonder if there are any peace pilgrims floating around our country (or the world)?!? A lot of the things she said were very insightful and she must have talked to an huge number of people to be so wise."