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Covers the author’s years growing up in early post-settlement Illinois, where he gave in to temptations such as drinking, gambling, and the lure of prostitutes before joining the army, finding God and becoming a preacher. Blackman peppers his story with the sordid details of the sinful times of his life as well as with discussions of faith and of struggling to understand his God.

The Boy of Battle Ford and the Man

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    A Paperback / softback by W. Blackman, Herbert Russell

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      Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/03/2012
      ISBN13: 9780809331284, 978-0809331284
      ISBN10: 0809331284

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      Book Synopsis
      Covers the author’s years growing up in early post-settlement Illinois, where he gave in to temptations such as drinking, gambling, and the lure of prostitutes before joining the army, finding God and becoming a preacher. Blackman peppers his story with the sordid details of the sinful times of his life as well as with discussions of faith and of struggling to understand his God.

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