TENNESSEE VALLEY-Cotton Was King (ISBN 978-1-934610-99-2) was originally started by Dr. William L. McDonald. Mr. McDonald served on numerous historical boards and was the Florence City Historian for years. He was also a dedicated Methodist minister, serving for over 30 years. After Mr. McDonald’s death in 2009, Bluewater Publications worked with the McDonald family to have Rickey Butch Walker finish the work began by McDonald.
Throughout Cotton Was King, Walker showcases the important role that cotton played in history, especially for the Native Americans who first explored and used the area now known as Lauderdale County, Alabama. Along with stories of cotton and its impact, Walker also presents accounts of Doublehead and Chief George Colbert and the government corruption that preceded the Indian Removal. Subsequent sections of the book deal with early white settlements that depended on slavery, Lauderdale County plantations, family relationships, and pre-Civil War holdings. Cotton Was King would be a wonderful resource for anyone interested in the history of Lauderdale County or in plantation history.
Rickey Butch Walker released his latest book, Cotton Was King in January 2018. Walker will be at several locations in North Alabama answering questions and signing books over the next several months.
Locations: Date: Time:
Books A Million, Florence, AL March 10, 2018 12:00 – 3:00 pm
Books A Million, Dectuar, AL March 17, 2018 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Books A Million, Huntsville, AL March 24, 2018 2:00 – 5:00 pm
Florence Tourism – McFarland Park April 14, 2018 12:30 – 3:00 pm.
Strawberry Festival, Moulton AL May 4th & 5th, 2018 8:00 am. – 4:00 pm.
To find out more about Rickey Butch Walker and about this and other publications, visit Bluewater Publications atwww.bwpublications.com. To purchase any of Walker’s publications visit amazon.com.
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