One Gone

A Biographical Novel

by Jasper S. Lee


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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 10/31/2018

Format : E-Book
Dimensions : N/A
Page Count : 398
ISBN : 9781480867611
Format : Hardcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 398
ISBN : 9781480867604
Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 398
ISBN : 9781480867628

About the Book

Tragedy and trauma often create human hardship. Such is the case for Jasper Henry Lee. Born in Mississippi in 1910 and known to his friends and family as Henry, he loses his right arm in a farming accident in 1943, an event that changes his life forever.

 

The views and attitudes of his family, the medical community, farmers, and others on his state as an amputee affect his health both physically and mentally. A few people believe Henry is no longer a complete man capable of operating a farm—responses that strike a blow to his self-confidence. From early childhood, he has been raised as the only male heir to the plantation; it is his duty to continue the farm and build success. What Henry has, however, is an old, somewhat dilapidated plantation that barely survived the hardships of the Civil War, the Great Depression, and, of course, the arrival of the cotton boll weevil. In spite of this, the Lee farm holds history and potential. Can Henry adapt to changing times and new technologies in order to keep his family’s dream alive?

 

This biographical novel tells the story of one man’s adjustment after a tragic accident and how the love and commitment in his marriage kept him going in the face of adversity.


About the Author

Jasper S. Lee has been involved in a wide range of research and development initiatives in agricultural education, including his time as a faculty member at Virginia Tech and Mississippi State University. He has also worked as a full-time developer and author of agricultural science textbooks and materials. He is the author of one previous biographical novel, Return to Tinnin. He and his wife, Delene, currently live in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Northeast Georgia.