Twice a Slave : Jerry B. Jenkins Select Line Paperback / softback
by Randy Willis, Sammy Tippit
Part of the Biography of Joseph Willis series
Paperback / softback
Description
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.Randy Willis tells the raw-boned epic, based on his own ancestor, Joseph Willis, that gives American history a new face and a fresh voice.A novel about adventure, family, faith, and the character of a man that touched generations. ✯ ✯ ✯ Randy Willis is as much at home in the saddle as he is in front of the computer where he composes his family sagas.
Drawing on his family heritage of explorers, settlers, soldiers, cowboys, and pastors, Randy carries on the tradition of loving the outdoors and sharing it in the adventures he creates for readers of his novels.
He is the author of Destiny, Beckoning Candle, Twice a Slave, Three Winds Blowing, Carolinas Wind, Louisiana Wind, The Apostle to the Opelousas, The Story of Joseph Willis, and many articles.
Twice a Slave has been chosen as a Jerry B. Jenkins Select Book, along with four best selling authors.
Jerry Jenkins is the author of more than 180 books with sales of more than 70 million copies, including the best-selling Left Behind series.
Twice a Slave has been adapted into a dramatic play at Louisiana College, by Dr. D. "Pete" Richardson (Associate Professor of Theater with Louisiana College).
Randy Willis owns Randy Willis Music Publishing (an ASCAP-affiliated music publishing company) and Town Lake Music Publishing, LLC (a BMI-affiliated music publishing company).
He is an ASCAP-affiliated songwriter. He was an artist manager. He is the founder of Operation Warm Heart, which feeds and clothes the homeless.
He was a member of the Board of Directors of Our Mission Possible (empowering at-risk teens to discover their greatness) in Austin, Texas. He was a charter member of the Board of Trustees of the Joseph Willis Institute for Great Awakening Studies at Louisiana College.
Randy Willis was born in Oakdale, Louisiana, and lived as a boy near Longleaf, Louisiana, and Barber Creek.
He currently resides in the Texas Hill Country near his three sons and their families.
He graduated from Angleton High School in Angleton, Texas, and Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.
He was a graduate student at Texas State University for six years.
He is the father of three sons and has five grandchildren.
Randy Willis is the fourth great-grandson of Joseph Willis and his foremost historian. ✯ ✯ ✯ To learn more about the author and the characters in this book, visit threewindsblowing.com Randy WillisPO Box 111Wimberley, Texas78676 512-565-0161randywillis@twc.com
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:508 pages
- Publisher:Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication Date:01/05/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9781514307182
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:508 pages
- Publisher:Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication Date:01/05/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9781514307182
