The Rise of Camelot: A Modern-Day True Tale of Horses, Dragons, and a Girl with a Dream - Hardcover

by Michelle Guerrero (Author), Eileen Szychowski (Contribution by), Mark Bogosian (Foreword by)

When a childhood illness landed Eileen Szychowski ("sha-huski") with a life-changing disability and "you can't" became an all too familiar phrase, she began to believe that her horse dreams were no more than that: dreams. But then she met Josef, a mysterious man who lived in the redwood forest who saw obstacles as dragons.

There are uncanny parallels between Eileen, the girl who raised Camelot in the Sonoran Desert, and Arthur, the boy who founded the medieval kingdom of Camelot in England. Both heroes fought for justice. They lived their lives with chivalry. And they had a mystical mentor who always seemed to be at least two steps ahead of everyone else.

Eileen blazed trails through the Grand Canyon, bringing disability awareness to the National Park Service before starting the first therapeutic riding center in Arizona. But before she could fulfill her destiny, there were dragons to slay...

The story of Eileen and her horse Guenivere are included in the National Park Service History Collection.

"Take up your sword against the most formidable enemy of all, the voice within that says, 'I can't.'" Eileen Szychowski