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Earth Sweat Blood and Tears

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After receiving the book "Earth Sweat Blood and Tears" from a family member, I picked it up one morning just for something to read as I made my way to the office via the local public transportation--not expecting anything would really catch my interest. I absolutely was not expecting what I found once I cracked the cover of this fabulous book. What I found was an immediate connection with the author, although obviously we come from completely different backgrounds and different beliefs I was instantly consumed in the authors life of the time. The ability the authors has to mentally place you at the scene is uncanny. In a matter of just a few lines read--you feel as if you have traveled back in time to rural Arkansas and are watching the author from the sidelines as he lives through the trials and tribulations of being on a cotton farm in the 1930's and 40's.

It was impossible for me to put this book down once I started reading. I did not want to leave the author's world as he saw it; but rather wanted to stay with him and help him fight his battles; help him to understand life; and to just put my arms around him and his devoted mother--that he respectively refers to as "The General"--and give them both a hug. This book will make you laugh, it will make you cry, and will give you a new respect for the Southern part of the United States and what life was like for the people who lived there. I would recommend this book to anyone of any age and any background, as regardless of who you are YOU WILL develop and immediate respect and loyalty for the author. I have recently learned that this author has another book out titled "Guardians of the Eagle" which this reader CANNOT WAIT to start reading. I will be writing a raving review on that book as well I'm sure if it is anywhere near as good or as moving as "Earth Sweat Blood and Tears."

A final comment about this book; the only regret I had in reading it was when the book ended. I wanted so much to follow the author on to the next chapter of his life. I only wished that the book was a series of books as I'm sure there is much that remains untold.