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R. E. Lee, Edmund Ruffin and Slavery is a five-year-long, Historically-accurate, Fictional Novel Presenting Howard Ray White's Story Connecting 1) the Family of General R. E. Lee, 2) the Family of Soil Scientist, Edmund Ruffin, 3) Richmond's First African Baptist Church and 4) a Fictional, Loving and Capable Slave Family of Father, Mother and Four Teenage Boys, which Struggle to Keep Safe, Stay Together and Identify their True Friends.Howard Ray White, 81, is the co-founder of the Society of Independent Southern Historians, host of a local weekly TV history show, and a many-times published author. He is an authority on America's colonial, revolutionary, western expansion and Civil War history. His most comprehensive work is his four-volume Bloodstains history series. Another noteworthy history book is titled, How Southern Families Made America. Envisioning an alternate history where Confederates successfully defend their independence, he wrote, The CSA Trilogy. Another helpful contribution to our understanding of who we are is presented in his Understanding Creation and Evolution. White's new novel draws on a lifetime of experience.White's story takes place near and in Richmond, Virginia during the four-year span of The War Between the States - a horrific conflict pitting the invading Federal forces of President Abraham Lincoln, Republican of Illinois, against the Seceded States' defending forces of President Jefferson Davis, Democrat of Mississippi. Sadly, the conflict caused the death of one million people, each of whom would have lived far longer lives if Lincoln would have agreed to negotiate a settlement of North-South issues. A war most acute in Virginia, the lives of everyone near and in Richmond was heavily impacted: White and Colored, free and slave. In White's novel the reader experiences, 1) the struggles of non-combatant White people and Colored people, 2) the ever-changing political strategies of the Lincoln Administration, 3) the escalating war against civilians imposed by the Federal military command, 4) the rising difficulty in finding enough to eat, 5) the struggles to survive rapidly spreading diseases, 6) the grief, hardship and poverty being inflicted upon the widows and children of the fallen, and 7) the post-war economic struggles of Virginians.

By taking a short time to read this 54-page book, "Understanding Creation and Evolution: A Biblical and Scientific Comparative Study," you will likely become comfortable with the proposition that the Creation Story in Genesis and today's Scientific Knowledge do not have to disagree, if intelligently understood. You will understand how descendants of Adam and Eve evolved into the races of Man, and what makes people different, and why it is so, if intelligently understood. After considerable personal research and study, I take comfort in finding a pathway that makes sense of both Creation and Evolution, whereby their apparent conflicts are resolved and seem to fade away. The pathway to the understanding we humans seek is revealed, to a considerable extent by our realizing that God's revelation of His Creation is not, in fact, unchanging. It too is moving with time. Why? Because, God, it seems obviously apparent, had never revealed scientific knowledge to his prophets. Yes, God made Man with the intelligence and ability to, collectively, discover scientific truths and exploit them to advance human civilization and quality of life. And - this is so important - He has always been determined to present revelations to His prophets in language and concept that fits into each prophet's level of scientific, geographic and biological knowledge. What does that mean? It means that words and concepts given to His prophets and passed down to us in today's Bible were chosen to fit within the understood terminology of the era when first revealed. And, it is that long-ago, primitive terminology that clouds our ability to understand His revelations. So, our challenge is to mentally place ourselves in the knowledge basis of thousands of years ago and seek to make sense of the book of Genesis from that perspective. This is what I have striven to do. I have placed myself, mentally, into the knowledge basis of thousands of years ago, and then begun to read. In so doing, I have found a pathway that leads to understanding how both Creation and Evolution can be understood with far more agreement than generally thought. And what about Evolution? How about human Evolution? I have studied that as well. And I find that Evolution will become far more understandable to us today if we mate our Creation knowledge to our Evolution knowledge and examine the resulting child, which I will call "unified knowledge." My study attempts to do this - to resolve a "unified knowledge" that is derived from an intelligent and unbiased analysis of what we humans know about both Creation and Evolution. So, with that said, let me close by inviting you to join me in my journey toward understanding and thank you for taking a short time to gain insight from this concise, 54-page book. Howard Ray White

The most influential literary contribution to the politics of the northern States during the mid-to-late 1850's - helping incite State Secession and a horrific four-year war that killed 360,000 Federals - was Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," published in 1851-52, just before the onset of "Bleeding Kansas." Likewise, that war's most influential music/poetry contribution - morally justifying, in the minds of many northern States people, the military conquest of the Confederacy and the huge death toll suffered - was Julia Ward Howe's poem "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" (1861), a variation upon the then-recent Federal army camp folk song, "John Brown's Body," which was an intentional mockery of a very popular, traditional South Carolina church revival song, "Say, Brothers," its music and lyrics written by William Steffe a few years earlier. The "Battle Hymn" is handed down to us today as "lyrics by Julia Ward Howe and music by William Steffe." The two essays in this booklet are excerpted from Howard Ray White's four volume history, titled, "Bloodstains, an Epic History of the Politics that Produced and Sustained the American Civil War and the Political Reconstruction that Followed." This booklet and other works by the writer are available as e-books and as paper books on Amazon.com. Search "Howard Ray White". In the mid-1800's women were not to be leaders in politics and religion, but Harriet Beecher Stowe and Julia Ward Howe did just that. Of Harriet, daughter of Lyman Beecher and sister of Henry Ward Beecher, both influential Abolitionists/ministers/educators, Sinclair Lewis would write: "Uncle Tom's Cabin was the first evidence to America that no hurricane can be so disastrous to a country as a ruthlessly humanitarian woman." The same could be equally said of Julia, a close friend of Charles Sumner and, wife of Boston Abolitionist leader Samuel Howe, one of the "Secret Six" financial supporters of the notorious John Brown.

This alternate history/historical fiction novel, is presented as a trilogy: 150 years of the Confederate States of America, from its formation in early 1861, to the 2011 celebration of the sesquicentennial of what has become the Greatest Country on Earth. A trilogy, because it climaxes three times. Part 1 -- This alternate history of years 1861 and 1862 differs remarkably from truthful history. Herein you learn how Confederates won recognition of their independence, accepted the North's African Americans, and negotiated a boundary separating the two countries. Within the Confederacy were Indian Territory (what became Oklahoma), and land west of Texas, out to Southern California. The story then proceeds to Part 2.Part 2 -- Our alternate history next explains how many more new States are subsequently added: Cuba, six States from the northern region of Mexico, Russian America (known to us as Alaska) and the Hawaiian Islands. All slaves are soon emancipated, embarking on happy, successful lives for them and future generations. These rapid events, remarkably consistent with truthful history of those regions and times, tantalize the reader concerning what might have been. Part 3 -Confederates create a vibrant modern economy, accelerated by the immigration of men and families of remarkable talent, thereby facilitating a rapid industrial expansion -- accomplished without losing the cherished principle of State Sovereignty. When Japan attacks the State of Hawaii, Confederates are again drawn into war. They succeed in winning that one, too, and Asia is far different as a result. The story concludes with the heart-warming celebration of the Confederate Sesquicentennial at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Upon reviewing the manuscript, Dr. Clyde N. Wilson of South Carolina wrote: "The only word I can find for Howard Ray White's Trilogy is "amazing." There is not and never has been anything like it. What if the good and honorable leaders of the Confederate States of America had actually won their gallant bid for independence? What would the world be like today? White tells the story with vast imaginative power. This is a work for all lovers of the good things intrinsic to the South, and, as well all those today who are not happy with the way things have turned out."After reading the manuscript, Dr. Fred Moss of Alabama wrote: "In this fun and informative read, Howard Ray White turns his considerable writing skill to a unique combination of fiction and historical non-fiction composition. The fictional story of twelve impressive young people of diverse backgrounds coming together for a special four-week-long seminar provides the framework that carries the story-line. Excellent clarifying footnotes help, less fiction be confused with non-fiction. There are three stories of the twelve on weekend adventures with physical dangers, rescues, and a budding romance. Something for everyone! I highly recommend this most impressive, informative, and enjoyable work, which offers a new model for alternate histories of the American Civil War and what followed afterward." After reviewing the manuscript, Bertil Haggman, LLM, of Sweden wrote: "It is hard to stop reading the fascinating The CSA Trilogy, especially what happened internationally after the Confederate States successfully defended secession. Well researched, it will most likely be a bestseller."In closing, the author, Howard Ray White, wishes to ensure everyone that this is a happy story of a diverse population, living in a vast country, that is exceptionally congenial and proud of what they have, together, accomplished over the 150 years of their country's history. This is true for those descended from Europeans, from Africans, from Native Americans, from Asians and from mixtures, as well. Together, all have built the country and enjoyed the benefits that have resulted from their efforts and those of their ancestors..

Bloodstains is Howard Ray White's epic history of America from the first settlements at Jamestown, Virginia Colony to the conclusion of the political reconstruction of our country following the horrific War Between the States. A focus on that war is critically important because it caused the untimely death of one million Americans, North and South, White and Black. As everyone knows, following the Confederate surrender, four million colored people who had previously lived lives as slaves, were immediately emancipated and required to make a living for themselves and their families within a South that had been devastated by a conflict which had escalated into a war against Southern civilians as well as against Southern military defenders. This epic history is presented as four volumes, each continuing the history that followed the previous. The first volume was titled, The Nation Builders. Concluding in March 1848, Volume 1 presented the background through which subsequent volumes can be more accurately judged. Volume 2 explains the rise of exclusionism in the North and how that movement grew into the powerful political force that gave rise to the Republican Party in the Northern States and the election of Illinois lawyer Abraham Lincoln. Secession of seven Southern states followed. Next was President Lincoln's maneuvering to incite Confederates to fire the first shot in Charleston, South Carolina, which he was seeking so he would succeed at calling up Northern state militia.In Howard Ray White's Bloodstains series, you live, yes live, through America's turbulent and amazing times, from our beginning, all the way to the year 1885. Why? Because much of the pertinent history he tells is through parallel biographies of the major politicians of the time. Howard Ray White takes you back. He takes you back to those years so that you may live them yourself, because he wants you to personally experience them and draw your own conclusions about the causes of the Civil War, and about the politics that produced such horrific fighting, suffering and death. Have you long wondered what caused the American Civil War? Do you doubt the reasons commonly accepted in today's society? Do you doubt that Abe Lincoln was as truthful, honest and heroic as alleged? Do you suspect that Jeff Davis was not such a scoundrel? Would you like to understand the "Lost Cause," for which Confederates fought? Do you want to truly understand that era's often-changing political attitudes toward slavery? Do you want to learn what caused the bleeding, the one million deaths and the political reconstruction that followed? Then, if you have the time, Howard Ray White has the means. Accordingly, he hopes you enjoy living our history as he tells it.For other books by Howard Ray White, and they are many, simply search Amazon for "Howard Ray White." This Book is Volume 3, The Bleeding

Why and How the North Conquered the South is a Concise, yet Complete, Three or Four Hour MUST READ. Howard Ray White, 82, a Southern Historian, co-founder of The Society of Independent Southern Historians and Author of twelve Published Books draws upon his Extensive Research and Understanding to bring you this Concise, yet Comprehensive and Complete, easy-to-comprehend, three-to-four-hour-quick-to-read book of 31 truthful and captivating two-page chapters which will Revolutionize your Understanding of America's Civil War and Forever Change How You Think and Feel about that Tragic Time in Our History, a time where one million Americans Died Unnecessary Deaths. Witness much of the history through the life of Abraham Lincoln. Learn that the man who would become president was born in North Carolina before his mother married Thomas Lincoln in Kentucky, a marriage that occurred when little Abe was about two years old. He was the illegitimate son of Abraham Enloe of North Carolina. Understand how he strove to keep his parentage a secret so that news would not destroy his political advancement ambitions. Learn about Bleeding Kansas, so important to understanding the politics of the 1850s and the rise of the Northern States Republican Party. Get to know Jefferson Davis and Stephen Douglas. Although a brief book, you will be amazed over the extensive and essential knowledge that Howard Ray White has stuffed within the pages of Why and How the North Conquered the South. If you doubt the popular story of this horrible era in American history look no other place. Get Howard Ray White's book, sped three or four hours reading it. Your feeling toward that time in our history will be forever shaken and you will never again believe the nonsense presented by the popular media and college professors.. Trust me on that. A pleasant book with photos and large enough type size for easy reading.

"Within these pages, as a granddaughter who loved and adored my grandparents Leigh and Camella Hendricks Hunt and my aunts, uncles and cousins, I am delighted to present the stories of the many happy times we had together in Easley, South Carolina." As my husband and I were recently writing and publishing our personal family memoir, I realized how much my pre-teen visits to Easley, South Carolina, had impacted my life. Even though I was only thirteen when my grandmother, Camella, died, and the Easley house was subsequently sold, those earlier memories of summer gatherings with family in Easley have lasted a lifetime! Leigh and Camella had seven children that lived to adulthood, seventeen grandchildren, numerous great grandchildren and many great-great grandchildren, who are spread across the country today.

Howard Ray White, 85, is the co-founder of the Society of Independent Southern Historians, host of a weekly television show titled "True American History," which covers from the settlement of Jamestown, to the end of the political reconstruction that followed the War Between the States. He is also author of over a dozen books focused on that war and our Southern people.Here, in Wartime Struggles, you, the reader will experience the immense difficulties slave families experienced during four years of war in Virginia. To bring this historical fiction novel to you, I am creating a heroic fictional slave family of father, mother and four boys, ranging from 10 to16 years old. This slave family is owned by Edmund Ruffin's family and lives on Marlbourne Plantation, about 12 miles northeast of Richmond.So, you will get to know the family of Edmund Ruffin, the South's greatest agricultural scientist who showed farmers from southeast Virginia to Mississippi how to neutralize too-acidic soils and double crop yields, greatly expanding the South's economy.And, you will get to know Mrs. Robert E. Lee, who was forced to flee her home, Arlington Plantation, spending two weeks at Marlbourne Plantation during a time when Yankees were prevalent in the region. During those two weeks, Mrs. Lee, her two daughters and our heroic slave family became long-time true friends. Following the war, these two families are together at Lexington, Virginia as General Lee assumes the role of leading Washington College.And you will get to know the very large First African Baptist Church in Richmond, a church made up of Black Christians. Nearby is a livery stable. There our heroic father and mother join with four others from First African in a Secret Study Group, seeking to find out who are the true friends of Black people, Whites in and of the North or Whites in and of the South.And, surprise, our heroic slave family can read and write, although that is prohibited by Virginia law.

Rebirthing Lincoln, a Biography, by Southern Historian Howard Ray White is his most impressive and essential book to date. It properly tells the essential biographical history of "How an Illinois Lawyer Kept Secret His Illegitimate Birth and Won the 1860 Presidential Nomination of the Northern States Republican Party." This new book presents fundamental Lincoln history never before revealed to the American public. Howard Ray White encourages you to take this opportunity to learn what he has learned and is herein presenting as a paperback book and an e-book. An Audible book is anticipated later as well.Rebirthing Lincoln, a Biography is Howard Ray White's thirteenth published book, all but one concerning the history of the Southern States during the 1800s. Now 82 years old, White was never a history professor, but, through exhaustive study, he was always seeking the truth, even when labeled "Politically Incorrect" today. Yet, for 25 years he has forged ahead, delivering compelling and comprehensive history to a readership who wants to know why and how our country was drawn into a sectional political conflict that resulted in State Secession and the North's four-year military conquest of the South - a conflict where, sadly, one million Americans died. White's biography of Abraham Lincoln is his greatest contribution to educating readers who thirst for understanding about why and how our ancestors suffered this great American tragedy. Inside is the key to unlocking that mystery - Lincoln's behavior from birth to his first months as President.Central to figuring out "Honest Abe's" behavior is recognizing that his biological father was almost certainly not Thomas Lincoln of Kentucky, as he claimed, but almost certainly Abraham Enloe of North Carolina (note half-brother photos), and that he was born in that state four years before the birth date he claimed. Within these pages you will discover Abe's parents and grandparents, his primitive life growing up, his success in becoming a Springfield, Illinois lawyer, his political career as a state legislator (8 years) and a congressman (2 years). Years later, during the uproar over Bleeding Kansas, you will see him rise from a two-man law office to become leader of the Illinois Republican Party and, from that point, soar upward to become President of the remaining United States.But, and more importantly, White shows you how Abraham Lincoln's behavior was, throughout His remarkably successful adult life, focused on always keeping secret his illegitimate birth in North Carolina, because news about that would certainly destroy his political advancement.