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"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. | |  | | The Search For FreeJoe
This book tell the story of how I got started researching the life of Joseph H."FreeJoe" Harris which resulted in the publication of the Biographical novel,"FreeJoe".
This book is broken down into four parts. It tell the story of how I got started researching my family.The second part describes what genealogy is and how important it is to all of us. The third parts shows pictures and documents that I have found that support the book,"FreeJoe".The fourth part of the books gives information about an exhibit I have established dealing with the life of FreeJoe.
This is the book that Alex Haley never wrote. |
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