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Father James Page

An Enslaved Preacher's Climb to Freedom

By: Larry Eugene Rivers

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Father James Page

An Enslaved Preacher's Climb to Freedom

By: Larry Eugene Rivers

This first-of-its-kind biography tells the story of Rev. James Page, who rose from slavery in the nineteenth century to become a religious and political leader among African Americans as well as an international spokesperson for the cause of racial equality. Winner of the Rembert Patrick Award by The Florida Historical Society, Florida Non-Fiction Book Award by the Florida Book Awards, Harry T. and Harrietter V. Moore Award by the Florida Historical Society James Page spent the majority of his life enslaved—during which time he experienced the death of his free father, witnessed his mother and brother being sold on the auction block, and was forcibly moved 700 miles south from Richmond, VA, to Tallahassee, FL, by his enslaver, John Parkhill. Page would go on to become Parkhill's chief aide on his plantation and, unusually, a religious leader who was widely respected by enslaved men and women as well as by white clergy, educators, and politicians. Rare for enslaved people at the time, Page was literate—and left behind ten letters that focused on his philosophy as an enslaved preacher and, later, as a free minister, educator, politician, and social justice advocate. In Father James Page, Larry Eugene Rivers presents Page as a complex, conflicted man: neither a nonthreatening, accommodationist mouthpiece for white supremacy nor a calculating schemer fomenting rebellion. Rivers emphasizes Page's agency in pursuing a religious vocation, in seeking to exhibit "manliness" in the face of chattel slavery, and in pushing back against the overwhelming power of his enslaver. Post-emancipation, Page continued to preach and to advocate for black self-determination and independence through black land ownership, political participation, and business ownership. The church he founded—Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Tallahassee—would go on to be a major political force not only during Reconstruction but through today. Based upon numerous archival sources and personal papers, as well as an in-depth interview of James Page and a reflection on his life by a contemporary, this deeply researched book brings to light a fascinating life filled with contradictions concerning gender, education, and the social interaction between the races. Rivers' biography of Page is an important addition, and corrective, to our understanding of black spirituality and religion, political organizing, and civic engagement.

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JHU Press

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ISBN 10

1421440318

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9781421440316

Bible Teacher's Commentary

By: Larry Richards,Lawrence O. Richards

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Bible Teacher's Commentary

By: Larry Richards,Lawrence O. Richards

In this outstanding Christian Education resource, the entire Bible Genesis 1 to Revelation 22 is divided into teachable units. There are many link-to-life ideas to help teach each unity to any age group.

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1132

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David C Cook

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0781438780

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9780781438780

Chasing the Frontier

Scotch-Irish in Early America

By: Larry J Hoefling

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Chasing the Frontier

Scotch-Irish in Early America

By: Larry J Hoefling

The story of the Scots-Irish is one of the struggles and achievements of an American immigrant group that existed for only a short period, whose descendants continued to make their marks on the young country for generations. From the North of Ireland to the backwoods of the American frontier, the tale of the Scots-Irish includes a massive exodus to the New World, where they founded communities in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, and the Irish Tract of North Carolina during the Revolutionary War era. Containing nearly six thousand names of documented settlers of the primarily Scots-Irish settlements of Virginia and North Carolina, Chasing The Frontier includes materials from church records, military records, early wills and deeds, and newspapers of the time. For the frontier families, life was a daily test of endurance and hardship, but the Scots-Irish also found time for horseracing, gambling, and socializing, and the migration of this hardy race and the lure of the frontiers of Kentucky and Tennessee led to the founding of churches and state charters, and elections to some of the highest offices in the country. Chasing the Frontier is a snapshot of everyday life for the pioneering Scots-Irish in early America.

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292

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iUniverse

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0595359140

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9780595359141

Bible Reader's Companion

By: Larry Richards,Lawrence O. Richards

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Bible Reader's Companion

By: Larry Richards,Lawrence O. Richards

If you were to read through the Bible in a year with The Bible Reader's Companion at your side, you'd have a whole new and exciting grasp of the Word of God and you'd have truth to live by each day.--Kay Arthur,

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David C Cook

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0781438799

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9780781438797

My Reid and Harrison Families in North America from Their Arrival to Present

With Special Section on the Eells, Loss, Smiths of New York

By: Larry E. Reid

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My Reid and Harrison Families in North America from Their Arrival to Present

With Special Section on the Eells, Loss, Smiths of New York

By: Larry E. Reid

Jewel Corney Reid married Dolly Mae Harrison. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Scotland, England, Indiana, Illinois, North Carolina, Tennessee and Missouri.

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171

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Larry Reid

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1598725335

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9781598725339

Sunshine & Shadow

A Brothers' Story

By: Larry Writer

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Sunshine & Shadow

A Brothers' Story

By: Larry Writer

A moving Australian story about the power of brotherly love over poverty and circumstance, a tale of playing the hand you've been dealt. At the age of twenty-one, James Dack found himself alone and responsible for raising his younger brother Stephen when their cherished mother lost her battle with cancer. Long estranged from their abusive father, the pair became homeless and took up residence at the local Police Citizens Youth Club. Through determination and loyalty to each other - and with the memory of their mother's love as the compass by which they kept their bearings - the brothers survived the often brutal culture of the inner-city public housing estates they had always called home and found their places in the world. James obtained work as a hospital orderly to keep his brother at school, but soon found some influential mentors who led him to becoming one of the most successful and respected figures in Australian real estate today. Stephen - always battling the alcoholism he shared with his father - became a professional boxer, then a street sweeper to support his studies and eventually a criminal lawyer who earned the loyalty of many. The brothers always remained true to the neighbourhood that shaped them, spending much of their time supporting young people in difficult circumstances. That was until Stephen - wanting most to avoid hurting those who loved him - took the ultimate step to destroy his demons. In Sunshine & Shadow, James and Stephen tell their remarkable story, with both searing honesty and heartfelt emotion.

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199

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Allen & Unwin

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1742662064

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9781742662060

God's Revealed Words to Be Fulfilled

By: Larry James Hostetter

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God's Revealed Words to Be Fulfilled

By: Larry James Hostetter

God's Revealed Words to Be Fulfilled By: Larry James Hostetter The following pages are the words that the Holy Spirit has provided to author, Larry James Hostetter, through tongues and interpretation of tongues to speak out over the last twenty-some years. Some of them came in prayer meetings, some in church services, and some in the middle of the night. He has carried these words around in his Bible and prayed over them for all these years. Now he feels the Lord has said that he is to share them with the world, so that you, the reader, can know the reality of God and pray over these words, too, one each day of the month and the following months.

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Dorrance Publishing

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163764485X

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9781637644850

A City Upon a Hill

How Sermons Changed the Course of American History

By: Larry Witham

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A City Upon a Hill

How Sermons Changed the Course of American History

By: Larry Witham

“Witham’s highly readable history of the American sermon strongly bolsters the contention that words change minds and alter the course of events.” —Booklist Pivotal moments in U.S. history are indelibly marked by the sermons of the nation’s greatest orators. From colonial times to the present, the sermon has motivated Americans to fight wars as well as fight for peace. Sermons have provoked the mob mentality of witch hunts and blacklists, but they have also stirred activists in the women’s and civil rights movements. A City Upon a Hill tells the story of these powerful words and how they shaped the destiny of a nation. A City Upon a Hill includes the story of Robert Hunt, the first preacher to brave the dangerous sea voyage to Jamestown; Jonathan Mayhew’s “most seditious sermon ever delivered,” which incited Boston’s Stamp Act riots in 1765; early calls for abolition and “Preacher-Captain” Nat Turner’s bloody slave revolt of 1831; Henry Ward Beecher’s sermon at Fort Sumter on the day of Lincoln’s assassination; tent revivalist/prohibitionist Billy Sunday’s “booze sermon”; the challenging words of Martin Luther King Jr., which inspired the civil rights movement; Billy Graham’s moving speeches as “America’s pastor” and spiritual advisor to multiple U.S. presidents; and Jerry Falwell’s legacy of changing the way America does politics. A City Upon a Hill provides a history of the United States as seen through the lens of the preached words—Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish—that inspired independence, constitutional amendments, and military victories, and also stirred our worst prejudices, selfish materialism, and stubborn divisiveness—all in the name of God.

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340

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Harper Collins

Published Date

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006198311X

ISBN 13

9780061983115

World History : Perspectives on the Past

By: Larry S. Krieger

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World History : Perspectives on the Past

By: Larry S. Krieger

World history text includes excerpts from novels, diaries, and poems as well as art works ranging from stone-age paintings to computer-drawn images. The teacher's edition offers lesson plans, chapter summaries, outline maps, worksheets, and graphic organizers. Secondary level.

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1010

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Houghton Mifflin

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0669405337

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9780669405330

Fixing Hell

An Army Psychologist Confronts Abu Ghraib

By: Colonel Larry C. James

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Fixing Hell

An Army Psychologist Confronts Abu Ghraib

By: Colonel Larry C. James

This is the story of Abu Ghraib that you haven't heard, told by the soldier sent by the Army to restore order and ensure that the abuses that took place there never happen again. In April 2004, the world was shocked by the brutal pictures of beatings, dog attacks, sex acts, and the torture of prisoners held at Abu Ghraib in Iraq. As the story broke, and the world began to learn about the extent of the horrors that occurred there, the U.S. Army dispatched Colonel Larry James to Abu Ghraib with an overwhelming assignment: to dissect this catastrophe, fix it, and prevent it from being repeated. A veteran of deployments to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and a nationally well-known and respected Army psychologist, Colonel James's expertise made him the one individual capable of taking on this enormous task. Through Colonel James's own experience on the ground, readers will see the tightrope military personnel must walk while fighting in the still new battlefield of the war on terror, the challenge of serving as both a doctor/healer and combatant soldier, and what can-and must-be done to ensure that interrogations are safe, moral, and effective. At the same time, Colonel James also debunks many of the false stories and media myths surrounding the actions of American soldiers at both Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay, and he reveals shining examples of our men and women in uniform striving to serve with honor and integrity in the face of extreme hardship and danger. An intense and insightful personal narrative, Fixing Hell shows us an essential perspective on Abu Ghraib that we've never seen before.

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184

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Grand Central Publishing

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044653787X

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9780446537872

International Children's Bible Handbook

By: Lawrence O. Richards,Larry Richards

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International Children's Bible Handbook

By: Lawrence O. Richards,Larry Richards

Summary: A handbook of informative data about the Bible containing illustrations, photographs, maps, charts, and diagrams of biblical articles, places, and concepts

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228

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Thomas Nelson

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0849914817

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9780849914812

The Victor Bible Background Commentary

New Testament

By: Lawrence O. Richards,Larry Richards

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The Victor Bible Background Commentary

New Testament

By: Lawrence O. Richards,Larry Richards

This unique reference tool provides enrichment information for the lay Bible teacher and preacher, covering the New Testament.

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David C Cook

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0896935078

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9780896935075

Book's by Larry James

Father James Page

Father James Page

Bible Teacher's Commentary

Bible Teacher's Commentary

Chasing the Frontier

Chasing the Frontier

Bible Reader's Companion

Bible Reader's Companion

My Reid and Harrison Families in North America from Their Arrival to Present

My Reid and Harrison Families in North America from Their Arrival to Present

Sunshine & Shadow

Sunshine & Shadow

God's Revealed Words to Be Fulfilled

God's Revealed Words to Be Fulfilled

A City Upon a Hill

A City Upon a Hill

World History : Perspectives on the Past

World History : Perspectives on the Past

Fixing Hell

Fixing Hell

International Children's Bible Handbook

International Children's Bible Handbook

The Victor Bible Background Commentary

The Victor Bible Background Commentary

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