When Rita Williams was four, her mother died in a Denver boarding house. This death delivered Rita into the care of her aunt Daisy, the last surviving African American widow of a Union soldier and a maverick who had spirited her sharecropping family out of the lynching South and reinvented them as ranch hands and hunting guides out West. But one by one they slipped away, to death or to an easier existence elsewhere, leaving Rita as Daisy's last hope to right the racial wrongs of the past and to make good on a lifetime of thwarted ambition. If the Creek Don't Rise tells how Rita found her way out from under this crippling legacy and, instead of becoming "a perfect credit to her race," discovered how to become herself. Set amid the harsh splendor of the Colorado Rockies, this is a gorgeous, ruthless, and unique account of the lies families live-and the moments of truth and beauty that save us.

If the Creek Don't Rise: My Life Out West with the Last Black Widow of the Civil War

Biographies & Memoirs

Williams, Rita

Community & Culture

Houghton, mifflin, harcourt

When Rita Williams was four, her mother died in a Denver boarding house. This death delivered Rita into the care of her aunt Daisy, a headstrong woman who had married the most prominent black landowner in Nebraska and spirited her sharecropping family out of the lynching South. They reinvented themselves as ranch hands and hunting guides out West. But one by one they slipped away, to death or to an easier existence elsewhere, leaving Rita as Daisy’s last hope to right the racial wrongs of the past and to make good on a lifetime of thwarted ambition. If the Creek Don’t Rise tells how Rita found her way out from under this crippling legacy and, instead of becoming "a perfect credit to her race," discovered how to become herself. Set amid the harsh splendor of the Colorado Rockies, this is a gorgeous, ruthless, and unique account of the lies families live―and the moments of truth and beauty that save us.

If The Creek Don't Rise

Mariner Books

Amanda Powers is ready for her life to change. She's ready to move away from her Christian home and never look back. When her charming and flirtatious boss Jason offers her a big promotion, she believes all of her dreams are about to come true. Jason has everything Amanda thinks she needs, and she soon finds herself falling for him- along with his luxurious lifestyle.\nThe whirlwind romance turns into a nightmare when Jason becomes emotionally and physically abusive. Isolated from her family and friends, Amanda forges an unlikely friendship with Jason's Spanish-speaking housekeeper, Camila, despite the fact that neither can actually understand the other. Undeterred by their language barrier, Camila helps Amanda to trust in God and find the strength to leave Jason.\nCamila and her family (especially her son, Edward) welcome Amanda into their home, introducing her to their culture and community. Just as life seems to be getting back to normal, Amanda discovers that escaping Jason will be far more difficult and dangerous than she ever could have imagined.\nAlmost ready to give up, Amanda finds courage through friends, family, prayer, and her own reignited faith.

An Angel for Amanda

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Laurel and Lamb Press

Melyn Memories

Bryngold Books Ltd

363-7070 Morning Devotional Volume One

Huizar, Bob

Independently published

Finding Hope (An Angel for Amanda)

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