Blessings and Burdens: Growing Up Poor and Rich

by Curtis Sharp

Scotch-Irish immigrants poured into America prior to the Revolutionary War, seeking economic opportunity and religious and political freedom. Many pressed west into what is now the Alleghany Mountain region of Eastern West Virginia. Here they settled in the hollows and vales, and stayed. This book covers the first twenty-one years of the life of a 5th generation Scotch-Irish descendent. He was born in Pocahontas County, West Virginia on Halloween,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1425933521
• ISBN13: 9781425933524
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"