Sugar Creek: 1 - Softcover

Patterson, Raland J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1463695349 ISBN 13: 9781463695347

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011

Synopsis

SUGAR CREEK Traditions run as deeply in the North Georgia mountains as the roots of the massive old oaks growing in the area. Families on Sugar Creek, like the Barkleys, lived and worked together in order to survive the hardships of the 1930s and 1940s. Amos and Momma Barkley reared their three children on a rented farm and instilled in them the values of hard work and family. Their sons, Michael and Jesse, call upon all they've been taught and take very different paths in life. Their daughter, Ruth, will experience many tragedies; however, she never allows her faith to falter. December 7, 1941, will change everything. Michael, now a family man, finds himself ripped from his family and everything he values. Young Jesse discovers his calling as a soldier and is forced to quickly become a man. Through it all is a story of family and honor and how our faith and roots will guide us through just about anything.

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About the Author

Raland J. Patterson earned his MBA with an emphasis in finance from National University. For the past eighteen years, he has worked as a financial planner. The last six were spent as Regional Vice President in Europe, responsible for twenty different offices located in seven countries. He served in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot from 1970-71 with the First Cavalry Division. He retired from the army as a lieutenant colonel with twenty-two years of active duty. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star with One Oak Leaf Cluster, and fourteen air medals, among other awards. After traveling extensively, he now lives in his hometown of Blue Ridge, Georgia. He is the author of three other fiction novels, Hogback, Hoverdown, and Talking Rock. Hogback picks up the story of the Barkleys in the 1970s.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1463695349
• ISBN 13: 9781463695347
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 299