One Hundred By Five Hundred - Reed, Jimmy
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Jimmy Reed was raised on a cotton farm in a region that is often referred to as the most Southern place on earth: the Mississippi Delta. During his boyhood years, he was mentored by an African American man known affectionately as Jaybird. Man and boy were inseparable, and during their many years together, Jaybird not only imbued in his young charge many of the Christian values that still guide his life, but also passed on to him his inimitable storytelling ability. Many of the stories in this book illustrate the loving bond between a wise old black man and a young white boy whom he loved like…mehr

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Jimmy Reed was raised on a cotton farm in a region that is often referred to as the most Southern place on earth: the Mississippi Delta. During his boyhood years, he was mentored by an African American man known affectionately as Jaybird. Man and boy were inseparable, and during their many years together, Jaybird not only imbued in his young charge many of the Christian values that still guide his life, but also passed on to him his inimitable storytelling ability. Many of the stories in this book illustrate the loving bond between a wise old black man and a young white boy whom he loved like his own son. Reed retired from a two-decade farming career and completed a second career as a college teacher in Oxford, Mississippi.
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Jimmy Reed has spent most of his life on a farm, teaching in a classroom, or flying in a plane. As a child, he grew up on the family farm. Later, he was drafted to serve in the Vietnam War.After finishing his military service, Reed returned to manage the family farm. In 1993, he became a farming magazine's field editor, which took him across the American Cotton Belt. Several years later, he became a teacher at Oxford Community College. A pilot since 1978, Reed bought, restored, and flew a J-3 Piper Cub. Today, Reed enjoys gardening, memorizing poetry, and reading. He's the father of three daughters, the grandfather of four boys and a girl, and the loving husband of his late wife.