Willis, R: Three Winds Blowing - Softcover

Willis, Randy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 099037176X ISBN 13: 9780990371762

Publisher: SamRan Publishing LLC, 2015

Synopsis

The captivating story of Solomon Northup's pastor and James Bowie's neighbor Joseph Willis. The son of a white man and Cherokee slave, Joseph Willis, gains his freedom and swims the mighty Mississippi on a mule. Antebellum Louisiana Driven by three winds... * a wind of freedom driving him from North Carolina * a mighty rushing wind compelling him across the Mississippi River into the Louisiana Territory * a wind of war fueled by slavery Rooted in a time of tradition and chivalry, Joseph discovers a land of innocence lost. His life converges with Louisiana contemporaries, including Solomon Northup, James Bowie, William Prince Ford, Edwin Epps, John Murrell, John Audubon, Baroness Micaela Almonester de Pontalba, Jean Lafitte and voodoo queen Marie Laveau, as well as Texas Ranger Jack C. Hays. Inspired by a true story

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About the Author

Randy Willis is an American novelist, biographer, and music publisher. He is the author of Twice a Slave, Three Winds Blowing, Louisiana Wind, Beckoning Candle, The Apostle to the Opelousas, The Story of Joseph Willis, and many magazine and newspaper articles. Randy Willis...novels about adventure, family, faith, and the character of a man that touched generations.... Coming soon: A series of Children's Storybooks beginning with Ole Sally Swims the Mighty Mississippi. Twice a Slave has also been adapted into a dramatic play (vimeo.com/99360694) and (https://youtu.be/8hMLYDQglkc) at Louisiana College, by Dr. D. "Pete" Richardson (Associate Professor of Theater with Louisiana College). Randy Willis owns Randy Willis Music Publishing (an ASCAP-affiliated music publishing company), and Town Lake Music Publishing, LLC (a BMI-affiliated music publishing company). He is an ASCAP-affiliated songwriter. He is the founder of Operation Warm Heart (vimeo.com/41195752) and (https://youtu.be/o-zCvzH2kdU) which feeds and clothes the homeless, and is a member of the Board of Directors of Our Mission Possible (ourmp.org) in Austin, with the goal of empowering at-risk teens to discover their greatness . He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Joseph Willis Institute at Louisiana College. He was born in Oakdale, Louisiana. He lived on Barber Creek, between Forest Hill and Longleaf, Louisiana, as a boy. He currently resides in the Texas Hill Country. He graduated from Angleton High School in Angleton, Texas, and Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, with a BBA. He was a graduate student at Texas State University for six years. He is single and the father of three sons and has four grandchildren. All of his books are dedicated to them by name. Randy Willis is a fourth great-grandson of Joseph Willis, and his foremost historian. *** Website: http://threewindsblowing.com E-mail: randywillis@twc.com

Edition details

• Publisher: SamRan Publishing LLC
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 099037176X
• ISBN 13: 9780990371762
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 220