A Legacy of Hope is the true life story of Mary McCracken. This is a candid account of her healing passage from being a victim of troubled past through the steps of growth and restoration as she embraces God's providence in her life. Lost child Saved! Lifted from disabling quicksand and established on a firm foundation. Have you, or has someone you know ever felt entrapped and sinking under the hardships and trials of life? Has your personal growth been challenged by insecurity, fear, inferiority, instability, or perfectionism—outgrowths of such culprits as alcoholism, family separations, poverty, or even death?
Despite outliving him by 68 years, Mary Ann McCracken’s legacy is overshadowed by that of her more famous brother, executed United Irishman Henry Joy McCracken. She was, however, an abolitionist, a social reformer and an activist who fought for the rights of women and Belfast’s poor throughout a long life that encompassed the most turbulent years of Irish history. As treasurer, secretary and chair of the Ladies Committee, she helped girls from the Poor House learn crafts that would provide them with livelihoods. Dedicated to championing Belfast’s poor, she was President of the Ladies Industrial School and she campaigned to abolish the use of climbing boys in chimney sweeping. Mary Ann was involved in early women’s suffrage campaigns and prison reform schemes and was a passionate member of the Women’s Abolitionary Committee. In her late eighties, she could be found on the docks, handing out anti-slavery leaflets to emigrants embarking for the slave-owning United States. The motto of this remarkable woman, which accurately sums up her character, was, better ‘to wear out than to rust out’. But her radical, humanitarian zeal and generous strength of character were indefatigable, and her contribution to Belfast life is still felt and celebrated today.
Despite outliving him by 68 years, Mary Ann McCracken’s legacy is overshadowed by that of her more famous brother, executed United Irishman Henry Joy McCracken. She was, however, an abolitionist, a social reformer and an activist who fought for the rights of women and Belfast’s poor throughout a long life that encompassed the most turbulent years of Irish history. As treasurer, secretary and chair of the Ladies Committee, she helped girls from the Poor House learn crafts that would provide them with livelihoods. Dedicated to championing Belfast’s poor, she was President of the Ladies Industrial School and she campaigned to abolish the use of climbing boys in chimney sweeping. Mary Ann was involved in early women’s suffrage campaigns and prison reform schemes and was a passionate member of the Women’s Abolitionary Committee. In her late eighties, she could be found on the docks, handing out anti-slavery leaflets to emigrants embarking for the slave-owning United States. The motto of this remarkable woman, which accurately sums up her character, was, better ‘to wear out than to rust out’. But her radical, humanitarian zeal and generous strength of character were indefatigable, and her contribution to Belfast life is still felt and celebrated today.
My, my." The fat lady clucked like a chicken. She looked at my foot and poked at it some while I hollered to thunderation. Then she wrote down my name; "Minerva Cagle", and my age, "eleven year old" and I saw she wrote beside it, "Possible fracture." I didn't like the sound of that. Then she said the doctor would see me directly.--And so begins the year Minerva sees her community fractured just like her foot by the formation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Written in an anecdotal style and based on the author's own family experiences "Minner's" voice rings true as she gives an account of her family's struggle to hold on to their heritage.
This captivating book introduces you to a loving, fascinating family and a special way of life. You will laugh and cry as you experience life with the family and friends of Joshua McCracken. You will find that it will leave you with a hunger for more. Mary Kathryn Donachy will capture your interest as well as your heart and leave you anxiously awaiting the unfolding saga of The House of Joshua. Paula J. Reichert Raising teenagers has never been easy, even in Pennsylvania in the 1800s. But this family relies on their faith, determination, and dreams of the future to survive the physical, mental, and spiritual obstacles they face. This is a saga of the McCracken family, led by Joshua and Mary Kathryn, who lead their children with love and dependence on their own individual faith and personal convictions. On their journey, they meet new friends and new opportunities. There are the crises of young love, dealing with scars of the past, as well as a perilous blizzard. We meet Indians and runaway slaves and learn about tanning and ice harvesting. This is a great page-turner. I couldn't wait to see what happened next. Daniel C. Brown
Yes, this could all work out. Mrs. Salita smiled to herself. Sure, Minna was supposed to be staying just for the summer, but Mrs. Salita had other plans, and she had influence... maybe Rev. Robert would fall in love and that would be a good thing!___It is the last summer of WWII on the Laguna reservation in New Mexico. Will Mrs. Salita's matchmaking schemes work or will Minna Cagle leave her heart in the desert? What is the significance of the hand petroglyph up on the Mesa?
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