Category: Family Publisher: FreeJoe Publications
ISBN-10: 0966907612
Type: Fiction
Pages: 545
Copyright: Oct 15 1996
"The slaves gave him a new name. They called him FreeJoe. The whites gave him a new name too. They called him FreeDoc".
This book is about the life and times of Joseph H."FreeJoe" Harris, my great,great, great grandfather.It is the result of 12 years of research. It starts during the administration of President George Washington and ends during the second term of President Ulysses Simpson Grant.It includes historical events that shaped present day America.Events such as the War of 1812,the Civil War, Louisiana Purchase, Emancipation Proclamation and others.Harriet Tubman, Sojournor Truth,Nat Turner and Frederick Douglas grace the pages of "FreeJoe". This is about family interwoven with American History.
Excerpt
Tears began to stream down Joseph's cheeks.Somehow he knew he would never return to this place.This place,where for him life had begun. This place, which was his mother's final resting place. This place, where his father had been laid to rest.This place, where friends would soon be gone. This place, where a part of him would always be. Joseph galloped ahead to catch up with Samuel."are you alright,Joe?" Samuel ask."I'm fine, master Samuel,just fine"."Lets put some distance between this place and sundown," said Samuel, smiling as the two men rode westward.
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Reviewed by Tari Gastile
4/15/2003
I am very inspired for freejoe is also a part of my heritage my great- grandfather was Thomas Harris from Arlinton, Tn. My mother has told about freejoe but to actually read it for myself is so amazing.
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Let this coming of age story of a boy named Bean take you back to a simple time. Set in a small southern town in the 1960's, encircled by a river and gleaming white cotton fields.
