Torn from an idyllic life with a loving, extended family in 1960u2019s Alabama, young Johnny Turnipseed found himself in Minneapolis, Minnesota with a father he no longer recognized and empty cupboards. A.C. Turnipseedu2019s alcoholism and womanizing started a chain reaction of poverty, violence, addiction and despair that nearly destroyed three generations.From lost and frightened little boy to gang leader, drug dealer and pimp to one of the nationu2019s most respected pioneers of community restoration, John Turnipseedu2019s story of transformation and restoration is told with unflinching...
Torn from an idyllic life with a loving, extended family in 1960u2019s Alabama, young Johnny Turnipseed found himself in Minneapolis, Minnesota with a...