This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
The Mockingbird Sings Through a Southern Life
David buys a slave boy, Jake, at a plantation auction and keeps him as a helper and friend. The Civil War drives him to West Point, but the war and its aftermath fracture his world and loyalties. A final twist reveals Jake’s secret connection to Emmelinda and a restorative gift from an old debt repaid.
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Dave
Mother
Dad
Big Jed Jacks
Sam Eben
Rutledges
Big Jed
Emmelinda
Sam Ebens
David
Rutledge
Marie Davy
Jake
Jed
Ebenezer and
Chine
West Point
Mississippi
Davy
Philadelphia
Evenezer
Marse
Jes
Lawd
Marse David
Long Island
Joe
Lee
Magnolias
Emmelinda Lee
Jake Lee