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Hard work, honor, race, and violence in the Reelfoot Lake region of Tennessee, and the lessons that can be learned therefrom, as seen through the life of William Lafayette Cook.

Will Cook was as tough as nails. The son of a former Union soldier in a Confederate state, he was born into the poverty and racial division of the Reconstructed South. Moving to Tennessee's last frontier near Reelfoot Lake, he and his wife survived floods, tornadoes, and the endless work of raising cotton and eleven children. There was always another job to do.This is a penetrating study of race, culture, work, and honor in the rural South, se...

How the love of truth led a young man from Franklin County, Tennessee through twelve states, three provinces, and two spiritual battles. Gaston Collins came from a time and place shaped by the pioneer spirit of David Crockett and the Godly spirit of David Lipscomb. The greatest influence on his life, though, was the Word of God. He wanted to know it, to live it, and to share it with as many as possible. Many old, family photographs are include...

How the love of truth led a young man from Franklin County, Tennessee through twelve states, three provinces, and two spiritual battles. Gaston Collins came from a time and place shaped by the pioneer spirit of David Crockett and the Godly spirit of David Lipscomb. The greatest influence on his life, though, was the Word of God. He wanted to know it, to live it, and to share it with as many as possible. Many old, family photographs are include...