Re: FEW COPIES LEFT!! Collectors item-Eskridge plantations/Slaves
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In reply to:
Book about the Eskridge Plantations-FEW COPIES LEFT
Stephen Hanks 2/24/10
This book is a collector's item for Eskridge genealogists and also slave history for African American genealogists!
QUESTIONS RAISED IN THE BOOK AKEE TREE:
1. Which Eskridge family were neighbors of Alex Haley's ancestors in the 1830's?
2. Which descendant of Colonel Eskridge wrote a letter to President James Knox Polk, and what did the letter say?
3. Why did the author, an African American, write this book, and why did it take 10 years to write it?
4. What did the author discover about George Eskridge during his trip to Sandy Point, Virginia?
5. What do you think were the main turning points in the author's search?
6. What were the names of the Africans who lived on Colonel George Eskridge's plantation in 1735?
7. How was the author able to trace his African slave ancestors to the Sandy Point plantation? What documents did he find?
8. Who did the author meet in Mississippi in 1994 and why was meeting this Eskridge family crucial to the search?
9. Who was the female African the author discovered was his ancestor at Colonel Eskridge's plantation?
10. What amazing discovery awaited the author in the final chapter of the book?
You can find the answers to these questions by ordering your collector copy of AKEE TREE by Stephen Hanks.THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL COPIES LEFT. Submit your order and $19.00 to: Stephen Hanks, PO Box 8241, Portland, Oregon 97207.Reserve your copy by email to: [email protected]
Comments are also welcome, please email how you are related to the Eskridge family.