The story Topspin is a biography of the life of Dr. James B. Stafford Jr. as told by his son James B. Stafford III.The story is written not only to cover the influence Dr. Stafford had on the city of Peoria but also on so many boys he came in contact with through the scouting program at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. It also explains the role he played in the establishment of the first all African Americanstaffed hospital during World War II located in Burma.There were many firsts in the life of Dr. James B. Stafford, and this book takes you through them all.
The book is a mystery story and memoir of a family, the Pecords, who vanished from their home, the last remote stop on the authors paper route, about 50ft from the Connecticut River one Friday evening, early fall,1959. Instead of calling the police he called two buddies to do their own investigation and nearly got killed. The author allows the reader to peer into the 50's era through the use of flashbacks that he incurred during a run for his life.. Because of a sworn oath, he was unable to tell the story until now. As a coincidence, a relatively new college Goodwin College purchased the missing family's home last summer and invited the author to tour the home after 53yrs. They also shared with him, that the home was part of a ferry service set up by Samuel Colt(Colt45) and a was a home that he lived in for awhile.
Hardcover reprint of the original 1906 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: James, Jesse. Jesse James, My Father: The First And Only True Story of His Adventures Ever Written. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: James, Jesse. Jesse James, My Father: The First And Only True Story of His Adventures Ever Written, . Cleveland, U.S.A.: Arthur Westbrook Co., 1906. Subject: James, Jesse, 1847-1882
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