[PDF] The Knight Family Legacy eBook

Author : Marilyn R. Hill-Sutton
Publisher : Outskirts Press
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 41,52 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781432743116

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In 1886, Maj. John Knight Jr.a White plantation owner, attorney, and decorated Confederate Civil War veteransummoned five witnesses to his deathbed. There, he did something extraordinary: He bequeathed his estate to his former slaves.What followed is an incredible true-life story of courage, love, epic legal battles, and one remarkable turnabout: only years after being in bondage, Knights former slaves and their descendants entered the plantation house as masters of their domainand their future.Meticulously researched, The Knight Family Legacy: One Familys Story, gives an eye-opening glimpse into the complex, often contradictory life story of Knight and those around hima world where the gray areas crowd out black and white. Marilyn R. Hill-Sutton traces the facts through court records, countless historical documents, numerous courthouse and cemetery visits, and endless interviews with family membersmany of which are reprinted here. The candid account that emerges reveals the Knight familys slave-owning history; Maj. Knights valor during the Civil War; the forbidden union between him and his mulatto slave, Violet Knight; his decision to leave the estate to Violet and their children; an unprecedented court battle for control of the Knight estate by heirs; and son Jacob C. Knights courageous efforts to ensure his fathers deathbed wishes were carried out. Ambitious in scope and far-reaching in conclusions, The Knight Family Legacy is a must-read for Civil War buffs, slavery, social, and cultural historians, genealogists and family history enthusiasts, and anyone with a genuine love for history and the implicit, although complex, and, often contradictory, human interactions of a foregone era.

Author : Ethan Hawke
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 50,34 MB
Release : 2015-11-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0307962334

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An unforgettable fable about a father's journey and a timeless guide to life's many questions—from Ethan Hawke, four-time Academy Award nominee, twice for writing and twice for acting. A knight, fearing he may not return from battle, writes a letter to his children in an attempt to leave a record of all he knows. In a series of ruminations on solitude, humility, forgiveness, honesty, courage, grace, pride, and patience, he draws on the ancient teachings of Eastern and Western philosophy, and on the great spiritual and political writings of our time. His intent: to give his children a compass for a journey they will have to make alone, a short guide to what gives life meaning and beauty.

Author : Rachael Hanel
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 20,78 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 142964026X

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"3 story paths, 47 choices, 21 endings"--Cover.

Author : Martin Knight
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 38,35 MB
Release : 2019-12-06
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 1839404000

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Is it true that the apple never falls far from the tree? Throughout history, you see examples where criminality seems to run in the family. From the Ptolemaic dynasty that terrorized Greek Egypt to the modern mafia, familial ties often dictate your relationship to violence, cruelty and the law. Evil Families examines just this, using case studies from across history. These include the Qing Dynasty of Ancient China, the cannibalistic Beane family in 15th century Scotland, the Stafflebacks of Kansas and the Messina brothers of London's West End. This book is about murder, madness, lust and ruthless ambition, as well as those devastating cases where family members gang up and cause harm other relatives. Everyone strives to protect their own family, but what cruelties are concealed by these bonds of blood?

Author : Lori Wick
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 38,21 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0736931554

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Lori Wick’s bestselling series The Kensington Chronicles (more than 375,000 copies sold) has a fresh, new look sure to please her longtime fans and draw a new generation of readers. Set in the 1800s, this series captures the adventure, wealth, and romance of the British empire. When the king commands Bracken to marry, high-spirited Megan is chosen to fulfill the edict. Unskilled in the ways of love, Bracken finds Megan captivating, yet cannot seem to voice his feelings until he almost loses her forever.

Author : Erin Hoffman
Publisher : Pyr
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 38,73 MB
Release : 2011-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1616143746

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Captain Vidarian Rulorat's great-grandfather gave up an imperial commission to commit social catastrophe by marrying a fire priestess. For love, he unwittingly doomed his family to generations of a rare genetic disease that follows families who cross elemental boundaries. Now Vidarian, the last surviving member of the Rulorat family, struggles to uphold his family legacy, and finds himself chained to a task as a result of the bride price his great-grandfather paid: The priestess Endera has called upon Vidarian to fulfill his family's obligation by transporting a young fire priestess named Ariadel to a water temple far to the south, through dangerous pirate-controlled territory. Vidarian finds himself at the intersection not only of the world's most volatile elements, but of the ancient and alien powers that lurk between them...