The Abbey & Me: Renegades, Rednecks, Real Estate & Religion - Paperback

by Curt Knoke (Photographer), J. Patrick Rick (Author)

Born from a film project, The Abbey & Me is a non-fiction account of invasion and seizure of a Midwestern Catholic monastery. The narrative chronicles a certain 1975 Native American act of Civil Disobedience and Thirty-Four days of armed occupation in harsh winter conditions. Researched and told by a former cloistered resident and novice-monk, this is a true contemporary, cavalry, Indian, and missionary story of hostages, vigilantes, renegades, and celebrity including the late Marlon Brando facing the Wisconsin National Guard.

Author Biography

Once upon a time, J. Patrick (Pat) Rick was a Grand Jury defendant, a monk, thought to be a felon but a hemophiliac forever. He is best known for portraying a certain U.S. President in film and television. At Hollywood's 'Reel Awards' he was recognized for these portrayals of Bill Clinton. This Beaumont, Texas native, now living in Austin, wrote The Abbey & Me. Prior to the book, he produced and narrated it's companion short documentary, The Novitiate, on the plight of contemporary dissident Native Americans. This film won Best of Show at the 'Real to Reel Film and Video Festival.' The Abbey & Me was a Notable Memoir Winner in the 'Shelf Unbound Writing Competition'. Pat's next non-fiction project, he edited and published, I Don't Buy Green Bananas, is the autobiography of a man having had three human hearts. His intriguing memoir, EXPUNGED, is his latest book.