The Coin Box: Calling of a Circuit Rider: Volume 1 - Softcover

Radke, Doug

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1974369692 ISBN 13: 9781974369690

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

Questions of the Heart...Struggles of the Soul...What dangers lurk on the Outer Banks and in the coastal marshes of 18th century northeastern North Carolina? What wonders, delights and beauties capture a young heart and imagination in that natural setting?What challenges face families and communities caught up in America’s first civil conflict, the polarizing Revolutionary War?What motivates a young man to leave behind the wonders of the sea and a passion for sailing for life in the saddle as a Methodist Circuit Rider?How does one skilled at the helm navigate the uncharted waters of personal loss, tragedy and grief? Explore, walk, sail and ride with Stephen Brooks as he grows up in colonial America. His story is intertwined with pirate tales, hurricanes, a lost colony, slave smuggling, tar and feathering, a first romance and the unfolding events of our forbearers' quest for freedom and independence. A coin box crafted by loving grandparents and filled with an assortment of unusual pieces of copper and silver, holds the secrets.

About this title

About the Author

Doug Radke’s professional career has had two major focal points. He served over fifteen years in Christian ministry as a pastor. Following a graduate program in Communication he shifted to the education arena, teaching Speech and related courses at the community college level. Both pathways have intensified his fascination with and passion for history, transformative relationships, the power of storytelling and the challenges of social justice; themes that are woven together in his novel. Retirement has provided the time and opportunity to put fingers to the keyboard and unite together figments of imagination, events of the American Revolution and a curiosity for numismatics with the compelling story of his ancestor, Stephen Brooks (1764-1855).

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1974369692
• ISBN 13: 9781974369690
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 376