The Gospel of Silk (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781480032453)

William L. Payne preached silk as the salvation of the impoverished village of Rosewick in 1926. He persuaded investors his silk factory would make them rich and the region prosperous. He was mysterious, charismatic, and a little scary. He was said to have performed miracles, though he was anything but divine. He claimed to be an illegitimate son of Kaiser Wilhelm II, and he nurtured the notion that he carried the German crown jewels in his little black satchel. Though Howard Godwin, 9, suspected Payne was a German spy, he became his most devoted disciple . . . and his Judas.

Author: Stephen Lee
ISBN-10: 148003245X
ISBN-13: 9781480032453
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 10/02/2012
Pages: 212
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.45d