A Rare Vintage: Growing Up Black in Wine Country

Lee Pierce's debut book takes you from the vineyards and prune orchards of beautiful Napa County, California, to a history making seat on the dais of Santa Rosa, California's governing body. Santa Rosa is the largest city between San Francisco and Portland, Oregon.

Following his graduation from St. Helena High School, Lee, along with a couple other classmates from high school, were called to duty by the U.S. Army to be sent to the raging Viet Nam war. The "element of surprise" revealed itsel...