Decency and Nobility: The Life of Jonathan Myrick Daniels - Couverture souple

Merrill, Ivy

 
9781420862942: Decency and Nobility: The Life of Jonathan Myrick Daniels
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1420862944 ISBN 13 : 9781420862942
Editeur : AuthorHouse, 2005

Synopsis

What crime does a privileged kid from New Hampshire commit to land himself in a county jail in Alabama in 1965? How does a young man studying to become a priest end up murdered on the steps of a small store? When a peacemaker graduates valedictorian from a prestigious military college what battle is he willing to fight? When Jonathan Daniels committed himself to the Civil Rights movement and joined the effort to register black people to vote in Alabama in 1965, he could not have known the profound results of his actions.Martin Luther King Jr. said Jon's act was "...one of the most heroic deeds of which I have heard in my entire ministry and career for civil rights." This ordinary kid from a small New England town became a champion of civil rights and a hero for the ages. His story inspires all who hear it to a life of "decency and nobility."

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Présentation de l'éditeur

What crime does a privileged kid from New Hampshire commit to land himself in a county jail in Alabama in 1965? How does a young man studying to become a priest end up murdered on the steps of a small store? When a peacemaker graduates valedictorian from a prestigious military college what battle is he willing to fight? When Jonathan Daniels committed himself to the Civil Rights movement and joined the effort to register black people to vote in Alabama in 1965, he could not have known the profound results of his actions.Martin Luther King Jr. said Jon's act was "...one of the most heroic deeds of which I have heard in my entire ministry and career for civil rights." This ordinary kid from a small New England town became a champion of civil rights and a hero for the ages. His story inspires all who hear it to a life of "decency and nobility."

Biographie de l'auteur

Ivy Jeanne Merrill is an ordained pastor and an educator. She has been telling stories of courage and hope in schools, conferences and churches for more than twenty years. This is her first book. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband, two daughters and a small menagerie.

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Éditeur
AuthorHouse
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1420862944
ISBN 13 
9781420862942
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
64
Coordonnées du fabricant
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