Book details

  • Genre:history
  • Sub-genre:United States / Civil War Period
  • Language:English
  • Series Title:The Bryant Acres series
  • Series Number:2
  • Pages:348
  • eBook ISBN:9798317809263
  • Paperback ISBN:9798317809256

Bryant Acres

The Second Generation and Beyond 1854–1870

By Ann L. Patterson Early PhD CSW and Quinn Early

Overview

This is a true story about perseverance. After the passing of the Patriarch of the family, Sherrod Bryant, his son, Henderson, and the rest of the Bryant family must navigate their way not just through the management and care of Bryant town, but also through the turmoil of the Civil War, which divided their once-great, multicultural community.
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Description

This is a true story about perseverance. The first book in this epic series, Sherrod Bryant leaves his unique, racially integrated 1800s village to become an indentured servant. He endures indentured servitude on a Virginia plantation where he navigates brutal racism, sparks change, and finds forbidden love, ultimately striving to build a multi-racial community in Tennessee amidst persistent threats and heartbreaking separation. He perseveres and realizes his dream of creating a family legacy that will last for generations. In this, the second instalment, After the passing of the Patriarch of the family, Sherrod Bryant, his son, Henderson, and the rest of the Bryant family must navigate their way not just through the management and care of Bryant town, but also through the turmoil of the Civil War, which divided their once-great, multicultural community.
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About The Author

Ann L. Patterson Early an accomplished playwright and author, promised her Grandmother when she was a little girl that she would tell the story of her great-grandfather, many generations removed, Sherrod Bryant, a free man of color who sold himself into indentured servitude during slavery. He made his dream of owning his owning his own land and building a multi racial community a reality. Bryant Acres The Next Generation and Beyond 1854-1870 is the second installment in the Bryant family history. After the passing of the Patriarch of the family, Sherrod Bryant, his son, Henderson, and the rest of the Bryant family must navigate their way not just through the management and care of Bryant town, but also through the turmoil of the Civil War, which divided their once-great, multicultural community.
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