Tracie Peterson - [New Mexico Sunset 04]

by Come Away, My Love

  Across America, many were opposed to the U.S. government’s recognition and support of the Carrancistas, feeling that they were as bad, if not worse than the Villistas.

  General Pershing’s troops never managed to capture the elusive Pancho Villa. As the United States Army invaded deeper and deeper into Mexico, hostilities grew between the two countries and Villa became somewhat of a hero to his people. President Wilson found himself up against Carranza’s rejection of U.S. interference in Mexican affairs, and even though Villa had attacked U.S. soil, Carranza wanted Pershing’s troops immediately recalled.

  Large amounts of money, along with the sweat and toil of the U.S. Army, were spent on the effort without success, and the “Punitive Expedition” was rapidly deemed a failure.

  By 1917, America headed into another four years with Wilson at the helm and Pershing still struggling to overtake Villa. The underlying hope of Germany at this point was to keep the Americans so completely engrossed in the border conflicts that they would be forced to stay on the opposite side of the Atlantic and leave them to their war conquests in Europe.

  This might well have worked had it not been for the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany offered Mexico a military alliance in return for their declaration of war against the United States. The interception of this coded message made it clear to Wilson that our entry into what was to be called World War I was imminent. Our passive neutrality was broken, and America went to war.

  About the Author

  Tracie Peterson, bestselling, award-winning author of over ninety fiction titles and three non-fiction books, lives and writes in Belgrade, Montana. As a Christian, wife, mother, writer, editor and speaker (in that order), Tracie finds her slate quite full.

  Voted favorite author for 1995, 1996, and 1997 by the Heartsong Presents’ readership, and awarded Affaire de Coeur’s Inspirational Romance of the Year 1994, Romantic Times 2007 Career Achievement, American Christian Fiction Writers Lifetime Achievement 2011 and other awards, Tracie enjoys the pleasure of spinning stories for readers and thanks God for the imagination He’s given. She desires that the books would Entertain, Educate, and Encourage—Tracie’s three E’s.

  Tracie was the managing editor of Heartsong Presents for Barbour Publishing for over three years and helped with acquisitions prior to that. She co-founded the American Christian Fiction Writer’s organization in 2000 and continues to work with new authors, teaching at a variety of conferences, giving workshops on inspirational romance, historical research, and anything else that offers assistance to fellow writers. She often speaks at women’s retreats and church functions. Her website is www.traciepeterson.com