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Madison Park

by Eric L. Motley
Walter Isaacson
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In this inspiring memoir, a former special assistant to President George W. Bush recounts the lessons he learned from his small Southern hometown.
Welcome to Madison Park, a small community in Alabama founded by freed slaves in 1880. Eric Motley came of age in this remarkable place, where lessons in self-determination, hope, and an unceasing belief in the American dream taught him everything he needed for his life's journey—a journey that led him to the Oval Office as a Special Assistant to President George W. Bush.
Eric grew up among people who believed in giving and never turning away from a neighbor's need. There was Aunt Shine, the goodly matriarch who cared so much about young Motley's schooling that she would stand up in a crowded church and announce Eric's progress—or shortcomings; Old Man Salery, who secretly siphoned gasoline from his beat-up car into the Motleys' tank at night; Motley's grandparents, who spent the last of their seed money on books for Eric; and Reverend Brinkley, a man of enormous faith and simple living. It was said that whenever the Reverend came your way, light abounded.
Life in Madison Park wasn't always easy or fair, and Motley reveals personal and heartbreaking stories of racial injustice and segregation. But Eric shows how the community taught him everything he needed to know about love and faith.
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Publisher: HarperCollins Christian Publishing

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  • Release date: December 19, 2023

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  • ISBN: 9780310349648
  • File size: 3392 KB
  • Release date: December 19, 2023

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  • ISBN: 9780310349648
  • File size: 3392 KB
  • Release date: December 19, 2023
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Biography & Autobiography Politics Sociology Nonfiction

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In this inspiring memoir, a former special assistant to President George W. Bush recounts the lessons he learned from his small Southern hometown.
Welcome to Madison Park, a small community in Alabama founded by freed slaves in 1880. Eric Motley came of age in this remarkable place, where lessons in self-determination, hope, and an unceasing belief in the American dream taught him everything he needed for his life's journey—a journey that led him to the Oval Office as a Special Assistant to President George W. Bush.
Eric grew up among people who believed in giving and never turning away from a neighbor's need. There was Aunt Shine, the goodly matriarch who cared so much about young Motley's schooling that she would stand up in a crowded church and announce Eric's progress—or shortcomings; Old Man Salery, who secretly siphoned gasoline from his beat-up car into the Motleys' tank at night; Motley's grandparents, who spent the last of their seed money on books for Eric; and Reverend Brinkley, a man of enormous faith and simple living. It was said that whenever the Reverend came your way, light abounded.
Life in Madison Park wasn't always easy or fair, and Motley reveals personal and heartbreaking stories of racial injustice and segregation. But Eric shows how the community taught him everything he needed to know about love and faith.
Expand title description text
Biography & Autobiography Politics Sociology Nonfiction