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    Too Much Blue!: Memoirs of a Mississippi Delta Village
    Too Much Blue!: Memoirs of a Mississippi Delta Village
    Too Much Blue!: Memoirs of a Mississippi Delta Village
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    Too Much Blue!: Memoirs of a Mississippi Delta Village

    By Perry Carter

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    Too Much Blue" depicts the childhood experiences of members of the Lake Providence High School graduating Class of 1981 and their purposeful ambition to return home to their small town during their 30th class reunion to give back to the community. The undertaking is eventful and triumphant, in that an endeavor of sorts has never taking place before. The story is told and depicted through the eyes of the author, Perry Carter, a fellow classmate and President of the class. Mr. Carter presents a fictional account of his younger years, senior year, and his motivation to orchestrate such a peculiar reunion.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateAug 30, 2011
    ISBN9781463449827
    Too Much Blue!: Memoirs of a Mississippi Delta Village
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    Perry Carter

    Perry Carter was born January 17, 1963 in Lake Providence Louisiana amid the Civil Rights crisis of the South. He grew in the recently desegregated schools of East Carroll Parish, the 5th of eight siblings. of a single parent, Artelia Carter. He graduated from Lake Providence Senior High School in 1981 and went on acquire an AAS degree and BS Degree in Business Management. He married Elizabeth Jackson of Lake Providence, his wife of 25 years and went on to rear five sons, Perry,, Chancellor, Forrest, Phillip, and Lang. Currently he has three sons, Perry, Chancellor, and Phillip actively serving in the United States Armed Forces, with his oldest Perry, a naval officer. Phillip serves in the United States Navy, while Chancellor is a United States Marine. His youngest son Lang, attends college in Lubbock, Texas. Perry Carter is a former member of the United States Army and a member of Delta Mu Delta International Honor Society for Business majors. Perry Currently lives in Carrollton Texas. Knowing the struggles faced by the youth of today from his own experiences as a child and father, Perry is the Author of Too Much Blue!" with other books in the works, "The Rains on Black Opal", and "Its Your Call".

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