Lyman Hall

by Ashley Riley
Lyman Hall
Author: Ashley Riley
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 726
Release: 2007-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1434323978
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Lyman Hall is a tale of how Cole Damon and his delightfully wonderful wife along with their house full of energetic teenaged children navigate through all the pitfalls modern day life has to offer. With God as their watchful shepherd, they do their best to live their lives in a manner in which they love each other as well as their many friends and neighbors. The Damon Clan clings to each other through the many mishaps their paths inevitably cross. For whatever reason, Cole and his family are living in what seems to be a continuous whirlwind of life, a wonderful whirlwind. Their extended family and assortment of friends is a true melting pot of unusual but warm and colorful characters. Each and every one of them is guaranteed to find a warm spot in the reader's heart. As exciting as this story is, it is only half the book. There is a completely separate story also contained within these pages. It is the historical saga of Cole's ancestors. It is about how they survived the aftermath of the civil war way down in Georgia. These two stories mesh together and tell the tale of how Cole Damon's family has handed down a very special old trunk through the generations. It is the secrets this old trunk contains that make up the real heart of their story. Although these two stories are fictional, they portray the factual events of our forefathers. Come along with Cole and his special family as they live their lives, learn about their ancestors and finally discover what secrets are hidden within the special trunk they discover hidden in their very own attic. Come with them as they learn about a piece of American history that is little known to most Americans.

Georgia

by Buddy Sullivan
Georgia
Author: Buddy Sullivan
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2010-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738585895
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Georgia's past has diverged from the nation's and given the state and its people a distinctive culture and character. Some of the best, and the worst, aspects of American and Southern history can be found in the story of what is arguably the most important state in the South. Yet just as clearly Georgia has not always followed the road traveled by the rest of the nation and the region. Explaining the common and divergent paths that make us who we are is one reason the Georgia Historical Society has collaborated with Buddy Sullivan and Arcadia Publishing to produce Georgia: A State History, the first full-length history of the state produced in nearly a generation. Sullivan's lively account draws upon the vast archival and photographic collections of the Georgia Historical Society to trace the development of Georgia's politics, economy, and society and relates the stories of the people, both great and small, who shaped our destiny. This book opens a window on our rich and sometimes tragic past and reveals to all of us the fascinating complexity of what it means to be a Georgian. The Georgia Historical Society was founded in 1839 and is headquartered in Savannah. The Society tells the story of Georgia by preserving records and artifacts, by publishing and encouraging research and scholarship, and by implementing educational and outreach programs. This book is the latest in a long line of distinguished publications produced by the Society that promote a better understanding of Georgia history and the people who make it.

The Rest of the Dream

by Wade Hall
The Rest of the Dream
Author: Wade Hall
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2014-10-17
Genre: Education
ISBN: 081315698X
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In The Rest of the Dream, Lyman Johnson, grassroots civil rights leader, tells his own story. All four of Johnson's grandparents were slaves in Tennessee. Yet his father was a college graduate, principal of a black school, and the inspiration for his son's love of justice. Lyman Johnson was born in 1906 during the darkest days of segregation. He learned from his father not to sit in the "crow's nest" reserved for blacks in his hometown movie theater. This refusal to accept second-class citizenship became a guiding principle in Johnson's life. Johnson was almost forty-three when he won admission to graduate study at the University of Kentucky in 1949. Crosses were burned on campus. Because of his family commitments, he returned to his teaching position in Louisville and never completed his doctorate. Thirty years later the university that fought to keep him out awarded him an honorary doctor of letters degree. Johnson earned his doctorate the hard way—by saying no to the crow's nest and other marks of inequality. Johnson's graphic recall of people and incidents and his storyteller's talent for narrative make this record of a unique American life filled with suspense, humor, tragedy, and triumph.

Before the Picture Fades

by Stephen W. Hoag Ph.D.
Before the Picture Fades
Author: Stephen W. Hoag Ph.D.
Publisher: Inspiring Voices
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2021-07-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1462413358
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By creating many student-driven organizations and activities, the principal empowered the student body and faculty to embrace a dynamic spirit of the soul. Removing all obstacles, including the football team, basketball became the centerpiece for the school and community. Through almost 70 years, basketball at Lyman Hall High School in Wallingford, Connecticut, was sacrosanct, leading to countless wins and championships. Amid the deleterious events regarding football over seven decades, the most improbable and, indeed, the most impossible of moments came in the form of a miracle, the 1985 state football championship for Lyman Hall High School. “Before the Picture Fades” is the story of the events that resulted in that miracle. Nary, a rah-rah sports piece with exciting moments and colorful characters, this book examines circumstances and consequences that often face public secondary schools. Whether you shake your head, laugh, or cheer loudly, “Before the Picture Fades” will swing the door of your heart wide open with endless exultation.

Founding Fathers: Atheists? Deists? Are You Sure?

by Ray Strobo
Founding Fathers: Atheists? Deists? Are You Sure?
Author: Ray Strobo
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 556
Release: 2017-08-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 1512777757
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Whats this book about? It's about TRUTH. According to the Internet and the media, the Founding Fathers were deists and atheists. That is NOT TRUE. The Historical Record is clear: The Signers of the Declaration of Independence, an exemplar of the Founding Fathers, were, for the most part, men of religious faith. The reader is directed to hundreds of historical references, many accessible online, which tell us the TRUTH that none of the Signers of the Declaration were publicly professing atheists and only a handful of them were ever publicly categorized as deists in their day. (And most of those characterizations were NOT TRUE.) The author spent years researching this subject and gathering data about the Signers from biographies, wills, magazine articles, newspaper articles, personal correspondence, speeches, legislation, first-hand testimonials, obituaries, eulogies, tombstone engravings, and character studies. The overall conclusion from these sources is inescapable: Religion played a significant role in the private and public lives of most of these patriots. (The religion of their day in the British North American colonies was Christianity.) Meet these Signers for yourself, all 56 of them. See them as real people, "ordinary" men in many cases, called on to do extraordinary things in the face of overwhelming odds. Hear them give credit to the "interposition of God" as they overcame those odds. See TRUTH through their eyes and through the eyes of people who knew them or researched them.

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by University of Vermont
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Author: University of Vermont
Publisher:
Total Pages: 254
Release: 1912
Genre: Universities and colleges
ISBN:
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