2019, ISBN: caa4d5f862684da58942b8f4629748a1

Hardcover. New. The Biggest Moonshiner is a story of unconditional love, triumph over hate, forgiveness, and redemption. It's a memoir with bits of history during the hard-scrabble life … More...

Hardcover. New. The Biggest Moonshiner is a story of unconditional love, triumph over hate, forgiveness, and redemption. It's a memoir with bits of history during the hard-scrabble life of the author and her eleven siblings growing up during the Depression in the Glades of South Florida with, allegedly, ""the biggest moonshiner on the East Coast"" and their faith-based mama. It tells of their mama's struggle to keep the family together and life lessons the author and her siblings gleaned from adversity: while hiding out in the woods with their parents, Urbie and Leila Meeks; when they were running from the Feds, picking cotton in Alabama while on the run, living in a tent and picking other crops with migrants; and during their time living in an orphanage. Leila never lost her faith in God or her unconditional love for their hardworking, optimistic, and fun-loving daddy, who made every challenge a fun adventure--even when he got drunk and abused her and sometimes the kids or when they were homeless after he lost their home and business gambling or when she had to feign for herself and six kids when he went to prison for making moonshine. When a tragedy brought about the death of Leila and her unborn child, the siblings struggled to work through the fog of pain, knowing they had to put their anger and hate aside and forgive, if they were going to fulfill their mama's last request: ""To get along with your daddy, and keep the kids together.""| Author: Betty M Rafter| Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc.| Publication Date: Jul 10, 2019| Number of Pages: 212 pages| Language: English| Binding: Hardcover| ISBN-10: 1646281284| ISBN-13: 9781646281282, 6, NY: The Literary Guild Of America, Inc.. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1941. First Edition Thus. 1. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Hardcover without dust jacket. 697 pp. Bound in publisher's full red cloth, gilt (silver) lettering and decoration on spine. Minor shelf-wear. Former owner's printed bookplate on fep, no other ownership marks. Light browning. NEAR FINE. This engrossing and beautifully wrought novel tells the story of Martin Lyndendaal, a young Danish immigrant. It tells of his rise, by luck and strength, from poverty and obscurity to power and affluence in the steel industry. It is the story of a man of destiny, American destiny - a giant in the midst of gigantic events. It is also, in many respects, the story of American life of the first half of the twentieth century. This book appears to have been published simultaneously by Macmillan and The Literary Guild in 1941. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall ., The Literary Guild Of America, Inc., 1941, 4<

1941, ISBN: caa4d5f862684da58942b8f4629748a1

NY: The Literary Guild Of America, Inc.. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1941. First Edition Thus. 1. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Hardcover without dust jacket. 697 pp. Bo… More...

NY: The Literary Guild Of America, Inc.. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1941. First Edition Thus. 1. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Hardcover without dust jacket. 697 pp. Bound in publisher's full red cloth, gilt (silver) lettering and decoration on spine. Minor shelf-wear. Former owner's printed bookplate on fep, no other ownership marks. Light browning. NEAR FINE. This engrossing and beautifully wrought novel tells the story of Martin Lyndendaal, a young Danish immigrant. It tells of his rise, by luck and strength, from poverty and obscurity to power and affluence in the steel industry. It is the story of a man of destiny, American destiny - a giant in the midst of gigantic events. It is also, in many respects, the story of American life of the first half of the twentieth century. This book appears to have been published simultaneously by Macmillan and The Literary Guild in 1941. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall ., The Literary Guild Of America, Inc., 1941, 4<