This deeply moving story chronicles the tenacity and vision that carried Carl Elliott from the hills of northwest Alabama to eight distinguished terms in the United States House of Representatives.
Born in a log cabin on a tenant farm in 1913, Carl Elliott worked his way through The University of Alabama during the Great Depression and was elected to Congress in 1948. With a no-nonsense philosophy of fairness and equal opportunity, he established himself as one of the most effective members of the House of Representatives during the 1950s. He was a progressive Democrat and he...
This deeply moving story chronicles the tenacity and vision that carried Carl Elliott from the hills of northwest Alabama to eight distinguished...
Yellow Mill River is a 40 year saga about the rise and fall of an African-American Crime Family headed by a man named, Maurice "Mo" Lomax. At the age of 15, young Mo is forced to leave Alabama and move to the Yellow Mill Village Projects in the Industrial City of Bridgeport, Connecticut. As a youngster, Mo meets and befriends a young "Bootlegger" by the name of Guy Lee. Together, the two young men get involved with and soon work for the Italian Mafia. Once Mo is given carte blanche treatment for killing a rival mobster, he soon starts his own "Crew." As the years pass, Yellow Mill Village is...
Yellow Mill River is a 40 year saga about the rise and fall of an African-American Crime Family headed by a man named, Maurice "Mo" Lomax. At the age ...
Life is hard in the Beardsley Terrace housing projects of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and seventeen-year-old Jesse Westbrook has built a dangerous reputation for himself by necessity. His family offers a calming, supportive environment, even if his stepfather has questionable mob connections.
However, Jesse's life soon takes a tragic turn when his mother and stepfather are brutally murdered on the orders of Eddie DeLuca, a mobster who doubles as Bridgeport's police chief.
Vowing to exact revenge, Jesse becomes a feared presence on the streets, dealing heroin until an overdose robs him...
Life is hard in the Beardsley Terrace housing projects of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and seventeen-year-old Jesse Westbrook has built a dangerous rep...
