Hurricane Creek [Paperback]

When Lil Jim moved back to Memphis, the children?stopped coming by to play. While he blamed his?isolation on religion, everyone else knew it had?everything to do with money, politics, and race.

This third book in the ten-part?Your Winding Daybreak Ways?series begins where author Gary Bargatzes second novel,?Happy?Hollow, leaves off. Lil Jim is living with his Uncle Aaron?and attending a segregated grammar school. The principal is a?true visionary, instilling life skills in his African-American?studentsteaching them to envision a brighter future.

Hurricane Creek?depicts the rise of a biracial orphan from the?Memphis rail yards to the doorstep of the governors mansion?in Nashville. The novel follows the young boys transformation?from Lil Jim to Hurricane Jimfrom hobo to West Point?cadet; from military officer to entrepreneur; and from wealthy?businessman to skilled politician.