Bitter Harvest traces the development of Richmond Flowers, a color politician who began his career as a segregationist but who, as Attorney General of Alabama, fought bitterly against Governor George Wallace in trying to support the Constitution. In the process, he sacrificed his political career. Flowers was elected Attorney General in 1962. A likable storyteller who had served in the state senate, Flowers came into office promising like the rest to send the Yankees a message. He did not seem the stuff of which heroes (or martyrs) are made. But faced with the choice of upholding the law or...

The Jemison Cafe is the true story of a family's struggle to survive and prosper in an era which spanned the Great Depression, World War II, and their aftermath. Author John Hayman Jr. recalls his experiences, remembers the people, and describes his impressions of growing up in a small Alabama town during this time. John's parents owned and operated the Jemison Cafe, the community's social gathering place, and little escaped John's eyes and ears. His book is an entertaining, informative, and historical account of a bygone era. It explains how life can be good and rewarding even when times and...