Updated April 7, 2016. Jeb was born into poverty and had many obstacles suggesting he would fail in life. His ancestors simply had bad luck however and were not responsible for the environment he was born into. They passed on good genes however. He was born on a farm and loved it but hated the dirt perhaps because of the term "dirt poor." He was born in the middle of the great depression of the 1930s and his formative years were spent with the family subsisting by the work they did. It involved many chores such as milking, gardening, canning, planting, harvesting, taking care of animals, etc....
Updated April 7, 2016. Jeb was born into poverty and had many obstacles suggesting he would fail in life. His ancestors simply had bad luck however an...
This story is about Martha Matilda Purdue who descended from a long line of ancestors who lived in France, Tennessee and Missouri. "Perdue" was the cry ringing through the French countryside 800 years ago as the Normans took up their arms to go into battle. It means "by God's Help." There are many varied spellings of this name. Perduex, Perdew, Perdeau, Pardoe, Pardee, Purdue, Purdy are a few, with families using more than one spelling.
This story is about Martha Matilda Purdue who descended from a long line of ancestors who lived in France, Tennessee and Missouri. "Perdue" was the cr...
According to William Claxton, Sir Thomas Malory's book Le Morte D'Arthur original workwas finished in the ninth year of Edward IV. It is considered to be the last important English book written before the introduction of printing into England. Claxton's own story of how the book was brought to him and why he printed it may be read in his own preface. From this we learn also that he was not only the printer of the book, but to some extent its editor also, dividing Malory's work into twenty-one books, splitting up the books into chapters. This edition retains the chapters of Vol. I, Book One...
According to William Claxton, Sir Thomas Malory's book Le Morte D'Arthur original workwas finished in the ninth year of Edward IV. It is considered to...