Father Gerasim of New Valaam

R-Monk Gerasim (Eliel)

A preliminary life of the solitary monk who took up his abode on St. Herman's Spruce Island in 1935, remaining there until his death in 1960. Richly illustrated and including several articles written by Fr. Gerasim, the volume also gives significant insight into the trials and tribulations of Orthodoxy in Alaska, and Orthodox country quite literally sold into secular/Protestant bondage. Paperbound