John Fearn Francis, the Overseer of slaves on Jesse Godbehere's plantation in Mansfield, Louisiana before the American Civil War, was a highly successful manager who had an outstanding reputation for high productivity with the slaves in his charge. John's strongly-held Christian values of love, self discipline and empowerment motivated him to teach others such values by word and example. As a result Moses Bailey and his daughter, Frances were steeped in this same spirit which became a driving force for good in the emerging mixed society of the South.
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Nightingales are Singing
John Fearn Francis, the Overseer of slaves on Jesse Godbehere's plantation in Mansfield, Louisiana before the American Civil War, was a highly successful manager who had an outstanding reputation for high productivity with the slaves in his charge. John's strongly-held Christian values of love, self discipline and empowerment motivated him to teach others such values by word and example. As a result Moses Bailey and his daughter, Frances were steeped in this same spirit which became a driving force for good in the emerging mixed society of the South.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781469199207 |
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| Publisher: | Xlibris AU |
| Publication date: | 06/08/2012 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 265 |
| File size: | 276 KB |
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