The Souls of Clayhatchee

by Anthony Carlisle

Overview

James Kingsman hated the South.

Raised by parents who had migrated north from Alabama years before his birth, he had heard their personal stories of racism, injustice, fear. At best, he carried a certain disdain for those who stayed behind, no matter how much the South had changed.

When James reluctantly agrees to his mother's last wish to be buried in hometown of Clayhatchee, Alabama, his notions about southern relatives are turned upside down as he makes long-hidden discoveries about his parents. His father did not migrate north, he escaped. His mother kept an even deeper secret, one of rage and beauty.

Some ghosts cannot stay buried.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940164873288
Publisher:	Hidden Shelf Publishing House
Publication date:	05/04/2021
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	352 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Anthony Todd Carlisle, Ph.D., is married to Amy Alexander, Ph.D.,
and has two children, Arielle and Amya. He is an associate professor
in the Department of Culture, Media, and Performance at California
University of Pennsylvania.

Carlisle was a reporter for 11 years. He worked for the New Pittsburgh
Courier, Daily News, Pittsburgh Business Times, Beaver County Times
and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. During those years, he worked in
several beat areas: city government, urban affairs, religion, education,
transportation, labor and sports as a business. As a reporter, he won
several awards, including Robert L. Vann Award for feature writing
and investigative reporting and the Keystone State Spotlight Award
for first place business story.

Carlisle is also a veteran, having served in the United States Army
Reserve for 14 years, reaching the rank of captain. He worked as both
a supply officer and a military journalist. In 2003, he was deployed to
the Middle East as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Upon his return,
he was awarded California University of Pennsylvania’s Presidential
Medal for Patriotic Service.