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J.W. Brasher
The author was born on the second of December 1931 in a village in east central Mississippi. At that time the village claimed five or six small stores, one barber shop, one train depot and one saw...view moreThe author was born on the second of December 1931 in a village in east central Mississippi. At that time the village claimed five or six small stores, one barber shop, one train depot and one sawmill. It was and is located on lower ground which was subject to flooding from a nearby river and was a half mile east of the main north-south highway. Today one would question its location off the main highway and on lower ground and that is easily explained: the railroad was located there and serviced a line called the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio.
In those days the train was more important than the highway traffic. Although the main highway was a designated U.S. highway it was still dirt and gravel with one lane river bridges. The train brought passengers, the mail, newspapers and cargo. For those days it was economical, dependable and fast.
The house in which the author was born still stands; however the exterior is now brick and the front porch, which ran the full length of the house, has been enclosed to make a sun room. The stores; however are gone as is the sawmill, the barber show, the depot and almost all of the residents. The free flowing artesian well that provided a cool summertime drink for many a lad and fed a trough for the horses to drink is now but a trickle. It is another world, but sadly not a better people.view less
Books by J.W. Brasher
Intimidation by Political Correctness: A Distinctively Democrat Phenomenon