Victory from the Shadows is a poignant story about personal strength and persistence. It offers inspiration to people who face any kind of disability, and it enlightens everyone to the emotional hurdles that accompany physical challenges. This book will touch your heart. Loretta Hall Award-Winning Author of Space Pioneers: In Their Own Words
This book vividly delivers the experiences of a person with a disability from an isolated ranch to New Mexico’s School for the Blind to a rich life beyond. The Montagues’ story spans time from before disability awareness, then the emerging societal understanding of disability, to today’s wider recognition of the social, educational, medical, and legal implications of disability. Ruth Luckasson, J.D. Distinguished Professor Chair, Department of Special Education University of New Mexico
I thoroughly enjoyed Victory from the Shadows by Gary and Elaine Montague. The story is rich with New Mexico rural history during the mid-20th Century. Even more, it’s a compelling story of personal struggle and eventual triumph. The depiction of life on the family's eastern New Mexico ranch and later the stories of life at the New Mexico School for the Blind are finely told and gripping in their emotional intensity. This is an excellent addition to the annals of New Mexico history. Rob Spiegel, Award-Winning New Mexico writer
39Victory from the Shadows is a heartwarming memoir dealing with blindness and the perseverance of the author in overcoming obstacles and stereotypes. The author shares his unvarnished story and captures a detailed look at New Mexico’s history of dealing with visually challenged people. The reader can’t help but be drawn into his story. Larry Greenly Award-Winning Author of Eugene Bullard: World’s First Black Fighter Pilot
To the casual reader, Gary Montague’s trials are the consequence of limited sight, but his story is much more profound than the determination of a man to bear up under physical adversity. Gary’s life is rich with powerful lessons, lessons that speak to the power of determination and optimism and the unwavering resolve to live with dignity and self-respect. Fredric K. Schroeder, Ph.D., President World Blind Union
