Oakley Dean Baldwin

A story about one unforgettable mother's promise in a time when your word was an unbreakable bond. The love of a Mother for her family would not be broken. A story about a woman you will not be able to forget. America's Florence Nightingale in North Carolina.

To fully understand the important relevance and mystery of this story I need to briefly cover the Pound Gap Massacre as the back story. Five people were murdered that day, back in May of 1892. Many living in Wise County and surrounding areas considered it to be a miracle that two people escaped with their lives. What happened to the two survivors, Amanda Jane and John Harrison Mullins? Many people have wondered what became of them after the massacre. Furthermore, what happened to Mary Jane (Bentley) Mullins, wife of John Harrison Mullins? These questions have been a mystery for over one hundred years UNTIL NOW

Aren't cats wonderful pets? Have you never wondered what they are really looking at? Do they see things that we cannot see? Things sometimes happen in life like shadows and sounds in the night that are curious and everlasting. Have you ever been tangled or caught up in a nightmare? Without explanations, don't know what to say, how about Cat's got your tongue?

Since the 1600's moonshining has been passed down from generation to generation. Like a drug, once shining gets in your blood it can be very addictive and hard to get out of your system. Like enjoying a walk in the warm rain, "white lightning" can be just as deadly as lightning in a thunder storm. These are just a few of the recorded deadly lightning Strikes.

This book is based on my Mother's writings, her poems, and my personal experiences. Mom quit school after the 9th grade to marry my father. Later in life after having nine children, seven of whom survived to adulthood, she took classes and earned her GED in her mid-forties. She was so proud to have completed her GED and we were proud of her too. Mom belonged to the Presbyterian Writers Guild in Lexington North Carolina. They encouraged her to write poems about her personal experiences. Mom passed away in 2009. Mom's dream was to publish her poems; unfortunately, none of these poems were ever published. These poems were just kept in a box with her Bible that I received after she died. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have. There is also a special surprise for folks that enjoy cooking at the end of this Book. I am publishing these poems in honor of her memory and love for the gift of being her son.

Mom had quit school in ninth grade to marry my father. Later in life after having nine children, seven of whom survived to adulthood, she took classes and earned her GED in her mid-forties. She was so proud to have completed her GED and we were proud of her too. Mom belonged to the Presbyterian Writers Guild in Lexington North Carolina. They encouraged her to write her personal experiences. Mom passed away in 2009. Mom's dream was to publish her stories and her poems; unfortunately, none of these stories were ever published. These stories were just kept in a box with her Bible that I received after she died. All of these stories are true to the best of my knowledge; the smallest things would make her happy so I am typing up her stories for you all to read. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have, as these are memoirs of her life growing up as an Appalachian child. I am publishing these stories in honor of her memory and love for the gift of being her son.

Persecution, rebellion, revolution, and then unthinkable injustice befell the widow Lady Alice Lisle. She was the only remaining connection to the men that signed the death warrant for King Charles Stuart I and Revenge was coming whether it was justified or not.

Is there a deeper meaning to the invisible world of Genetic Relationships or Major Histocompatibility Complex? My NEW eBook "Sid Eaves Road Lithobolia" is a personal experience while on Patrol as a Law Enforcement Officer. This is a true unexplained phenomena and supernatural event that actually happened.

With the development of the coal rich territories and the large need for coal, progress was coming to Mingo County.Men of all nationalities and ethnic origins headed to the hills seeking the work opportunities the coal mines had to offer. It was a mixed bag of both employers and employees. You might say it was a collage of the good, the bad, and the ugly of humanity. The events leading up to the Matewan massacre caused the largest war on U.S. soil since the Civil War (1861-1865). It was known as the Blair Mountain War. You may not have heard much about this war, but "it actually happened."

Nancy Hart, her exploits during the Revolutionary War. One of America's first True Patriotic Heroines.Nancy Hart is a legendary woman of divine descent having great strength and ability. Do you know her life story?

MYSTERIOUS BOLLINGSI will start by explaining the Red, the White, and the Blue Bollings: First, the Red Bollings are Pocahontas' descendants through Colonel Robert Bolling and Pocahontas' granddaughter Jane Rolfe. Second, the White Bollings are the non-Pocahontas descendants of Colonel Robert Bolling and his second wife Anne Stith, also called the Stith-Bollings. Third, the Blue or Mysterious Bollings who seem to have just come out of the "Blue", no pun intended, claim to be Red Bollings from Major John Bolling and Elizabeth Blair. This book confirms six of the twelve "Blue" Bollings are indeed Red Bollings.