{"product_id":"bill-judy-rw-bennett-9798769296123","title":"Bill Judy: A Story of Friendship","description":"\u003cb\u003e It is April 1865\u003c\/b\u003e. The South has been devastated by the most brutal war ever fought in the Western Hemisphere. Out of the ruin we follow the lives of two unlikely characters -- Samuel Moore, a newly freed slave and Bill Judy, a recently discharged Confederate soldier.\u003cbr\u003e Bill leaves Appomattox on foot. His reluctant destination is a broken-down farm, a drunken father and an abused mother, 400 miles away. He is purposeless.\u003cbr\u003e Samuel has a goal and is undeterred. He knows what he wants and is determined to get it but he needs help and he knows it.\u003cbr\u003e Fate links them and they choose to travel together. Samuel is savvy, he knows the land and how survive amid the hostility and bitterness of a defeated people. Bill is battle-wise and hardened by war. He can provide and legitimacy for Samuel who knows he will face discrimination, violence and hatred.\u003cbr\u003e They reach a juncture after crossing two states. Bill must decide, will he go back to his father's life of poverty and hopelessness or will he accept the ex-slave's dream as his own and follow him to a better life. He chooses the later. Together they cross the Deep South and work and travel across America's heartland.\u003cbr\u003e This is an intense story of true friendship filled with the unforgettable characters Samuel and Bill cross paths with as they travel across America. There is kindness, generosity, love, brutality, hard work, humor, discrimination and hope. Their relationship moves from mutual necessity to friendship to brotherhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rw Bennett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 876929612X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798769296123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d","brand":"Rw Bennett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45897222848767,"sku":"9798769296123","price":12.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c2239d59-d479-4ef1-91d2-a7a33a487c01.jpg?v=1721373446","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bill-judy-rw-bennett-9798769296123","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}