Along the Templar Trail
Subtitle: Seven Million Steps for Peace
Contributors: Brandon Wilson, photographer
Publisher: Pilgrim's Tales, Inc.
Published: January 1, 2008
Place of publication: Hawaii
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780977053698; 9780977053681
Subjects: Travel writing; Essays & Travelogues; Inspiration & Personal Growth; Special Interest - Adventure; Travel - General
First sentence: The apparition stood by Samir’s bedside. In his other life, Samir, a muscular fellow in his forties with short-cropped hair, was a Druze policeman in northern Israel. Active in the international peace movement, he was also a father, husband and an otherwise sensible man not prone to hallucinations. Still, he could hardly ignore the gaunt man with flowing long hair and holes in the palms of his hands who appeared before him crying, “There is a river of blood running through Jerusalem.”
Description: Following in the footsteps of the legendary first Knights Templar, an American and a 68-year-old Frenchman embark on the ultimate challenge. Traveling simply, they set off to trek across 11 countries and two continents on a peace pilgrimage from France to Jerusalem. However, once the Middle East erupts in war, everything becomes uncertain — except for their steadfast and perhaps life-threatening resolve. A heartwarming and inspiring odyssey.  This book comes complete with helpful stages, maps and black & white photos.
Notes: Received 2009 Lowell Thomas Gold Award for Best Travel Book, Society of American Travel Writers Foundation;

Named a ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Finalist (Adventure/Recreation)

“More than the mere adventure of two brave men, it is a grand and noble quest for peace, as well as a spiritual voyage that will leave readers emotionally and intellectually replenished… I immensely enjoyed reading this book. His writing combines a marvelous sense of Zen with good humor, and his personal style makes you feel as if you were there taking part in it all…” ~ Mayra Calvani, reviewer, MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW.;

 "Brandon Wilson is strictly fast-forward in his exhilarating Along The Templar Trail: Seven Million Steps for Peace… He movingly describes the divorce between power politics and ordinary Arabs and Israelis: the “wall,” the threat of war and the hope for peace dominated their conversation… Wilson’s remarkably attractive account will galvanize couch potatoes…" ~ ForeWord Magazine. Ages 14+. Also available in perfect paperback.