A family history comes to life in John Barton Ratliff III's impressive true story, The William Pinkney Ratliff Family Saga 1847-1988. Meet William Pinkney Ratliff. Born in 1847, he lived a remarkable life as a farmer, preacher, merchant, Confederate soldier, newspaper editor, and politician-in addition to being a dedicated husband and father to eleven children. Conveyed in meticulous detail by his great-grandson, Ratliff's life was one of triumph, tragedy, and everything in between. Covering the years spanning from his birth to the death of the last of his children, this saga reveals the man...