Twelve Years A Slave

Twelve Years A SlaveThe story that inspired the major motion picture, with an introduction by the bestselling author of Wench, Dolen Perkins Valdez, Twelve Years a Slave is a harrowing, vividly detailed, and utterly unforgettable account of slavery. Solomon Northup was an entrepreneur and dedicated family man, father to three young children, Elizabeth, Margaret, and Alonzo. What little free time he had after long days of manual and farm labor he spent reading books and

He brings a vast experience in business

astringent

This distinctive rose was discovered by Charles Walker growing on a roadside in Georgia in 1984

flowers followed by deep purple

North Carolina

Habit: Flower stalks grow to 6' high

Astilbe-like leaves that turn shades of red in the fall

Culture: Grow in humus-rich soil and a shady to sunny location

spreads by rhizomes to form colonies

may actually refer to Bald Cypress

The American naturalist

Thomas Jefferson first noted the flowering of Sweet William in his Garden Book on April 16