El Rio de las Animas Perdidas en Purgat��rio

Embark on a mythical journey through history along the Animas River from the Four Corners to Silverton in the Colorado Rocky Mountains as you join the adventure in author Robert Stump’s book called El Rio de las Animas Perdidas en Purgató The River of Souls Lost in Purgatory. Legend has it that the Animas River was originally called El Rio de las Animas Perdidas in commemoration of a regiment of Spanish soldiers that mysteriously disappeared along with a box of gold coins. Some say their cries can still be heard along the Animas River.Enticed by this local tale the author weaves a thrilling fable that engages historical characters in a life-and-death struggle and lands them in Purgatory long before the arrival of the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in a plot that spins right up to the present day. A young boy named Jimmy and his mother embark on their own journey as they board the Durango train for a winter’s ride to Silverton during a particularly advantageous time for the spirits trapped in Purgatory – the Winter Solstice.Jimmy finds himself caught in the middle of the lingering ancient battle between the ghosts of the soldiers and that of a skinwalker a Navajo witch called Raven who is hell-bent on escaping Purgatory and exacting his revenge.Nighthawk an old Navajo grandfather with mysterious ties to the past and the epic struggle between the soldiers and the skinwalker just might have answers about the allusive gold. But will he have the ability to save Jimmy from his condemned fate as the only key to the ghosts’ escape from Purgatory? Find out in this enthralling read by Robert Stump.“…the book catches the attention from the start. The cosmology grows more complex and it’s fun. The writer is … clever about spinning a plot.” (The Durango Herald).