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12th ANNUAL NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS® FINALIST IN GENERAL FICTION. God’s pious found their Promised Land in backwater Clemency, AL, where decades pass without change, and dreams go to die. Hypocrites masquerade as saints, thieves as benefactors, and their children pay the price. Levi works a dead-end job to support his churchgoing, alcoholic mother, and wonders why he’s been left behind. Jonah’s going nowhere, held back by long-lost glory days and an inglorious future. But when Levi’s affluent neighbors move back to town and Jonah gets to know the Reverend’s darling daughter, the future’s looking brighter than ever. However, in living a tale of redemption, coming of age and the death of the American dream, they soon learn that the light at the end of the tunnel isn’t always something to follow. After all, how can one be saved when all the preachers are just devils in Sunday hats?
With its lush forests, fertile land, and abundant waterways, Epping began attracting European settlers as early as 1710, before incorporating as an independent town in 1741. The town became home to successful farms, lumber operations, and mills built along the Lamprey River. Clay that lay beneath the fertile soil emerged as an important resource when commercial brickyards began popping up all over town in 1822. Epping became a crossroads for multiple rail lines, which spurred economic development and population booms. In 1862, undeveloped land became home to the Methodist campground Camp Hedding. Factories, especially those specializing in shoes, were established in the area as well. Epping's industrial concerns lasted until the late 20th century, when it grew as a retail center at the junction of Routes 101 and 125. Epping has been home to prominent residents, including a Revolutionary War general, three New Hampshire governors, a world heavyweight boxing champion, the first person to circumnavigate the world on a motorcycle, and a female collegiate basketball great.
Provides a look at the network known as the Underground Railroad - that mysterious "system" of individuals and organizations that helped slaves escape the American South to freedom during the years before the Civil War. This work also explores the people, places, writings, laws, and organizations that made this network possible.
This book includes information about more than seven thousand black people who lived in Clark County, Kentucky before 1865. Part One is a relatively brief set of narrative chapters about several individuals. Part Two is a compendium of information drawn mainly from probate, military, vital, and census records.
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