Twice a Slave - Couverture souple

Tippit, Sammy; Willis, Randy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0578137038 ISBN 13 : 9780578137032

Editeur : American Writers Publishing, LLC, 2014

Synopsis

The son of a white man and a Cherokee, Joseph Willis must live as a slave on his own property. His struggle for freedom is complicated by a love forbidden by society and his newfound spiritual faith. With a faith molded by tragedy, Joseph finds the courage to forgive and to change the course of a new nation. Randy Willis tells the raw-boned epic, based on his own ancestors that gives American history a new face and a fresh voice.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The son of a white man and Cherokee slave, Joseph Willis gains his freedom and swims the mighty Mississippi, in 1798, riding only a mule . In the Louisiana Territory he preaches the first Gospel sermon by an Evangelical west of the Mississippi River. Joseph Willis's life is a story of triumph over tragedy and victory over adversity! * He was born into slavery. His mother was Cherokee and his father a wealthy English plantation owner. * His family took him to court to deprive him of his inheritance (which would have made him the wealthiest plantation owner in all of Bladen County, North Carolina in 1776). * He fought as a Patriot in the Revolutionary War under the most colorful of all the American generals, Francis Marion, The Swamp Fox. * His first wife died in childbirth, and his second wife died only six years later, leaving him with five small children. * He crossed the mighty Mississippi River at Natchez at the peril of his own life, riding a mule! * He entered hostile Spanish-controlled Louisiana Territory, when the dreaded Code Noir (Black Code) was in effect. It forbade any Protestant ministers who came into the territory from preaching. * His life was threatened because of the message he brought to Spanish-controlled Louisiana! * His own denomination refused to ordain him because of his race. * Joseph Willis preached (in 1798) the first Gospel sermon by an Evangelical west of the Mississippi River. * On November 13, 1812, Joseph Willis constituted Calvary Baptist Church at Bayou Chicot, Louisiana. He went on to plant over twenty churches in Louisiana. * October 31, 1818, Joseph Willis (and others that had followed him from the Carolinas) founded the Louisiana Baptist Association, at Beulah Baptist in Cheneyville. Joseph had founded all five charter member churches. * After overcoming insurmountable obstacles, he blazed a trail for others for another half-century that changed American history. * His accomplishments are still felt today. Randy Willis is a fourth great-grandson of Joseph Willis, and his foremost historian. Website: www.ThreeWindsBlowing.com

Biographie de l'auteur

Randy Willis is an American novelist, biographer, and music publisher . He is the author of Twice a Slave, Three Winds Blowing, Louisiana Wind, Beckoning Candle, The Apostle to the Opelousas, The Story of Joseph Willis, and many magazine and newspaper articles. Twice a Slave has been chosen as a Jerry B. Jenkins Select Book, along with four bestselling authors. Jerry Jenkins is author of more than 180 books with sales of more than 70 million copies, including the best-selling Left Behind series.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: American Writers Publishing, LLC
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0578137038
• ISBN 13: 9780578137032
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 506
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg