Maria: My Own Story by Maria Von Trapp

Maria:  My Own Story by Maria Von Trapp is a 03-page hardcover published in 1972 by Creation House and is a stated first edition.  The dust jacket has some small closed tears.  Inside, the pages have red underlining in places, the name and bookplate of the former owner on the front endpages. Book Summary Laughter, Joy, tears and sorrow await the reader of Maria. Maria von Trapp is one of the most colorful personalities of the twentieth century. Here for the first time the story of "The Real Maria" of Sound of Music fame is told as it really happened.  The pages will enfold the moments of truth, love, anger, despair and joyous heights that reach Heaven itself is Maria von Trapp shares her untold life with you the reader. You will read the poignant scenes of childhood, convent life, marriage, and escape from Hitler's Germany--the powerful blend of the bitter and the sweet. Maria traces Baroness von Trapp's adventure-filled and spiritually overflowing live through the growth of her children, the Lodge at Stowe, Vermont and her new dedication to God.