The Miracle of Brasstown ValleyA true story of the miraculous creation of a college in a remote mountain valley at the turn of the 19th century and the captivating characters who, with the grace of God, made it happen: The Methodist circuit rider, still in his 20s, who came into the valley on a mule, bringing only a dream and the fierce faith of an Old Testament prophet. The wise, resourceful, soft-spoken widow who breathed life into the infant school not once but twice. The wealthy Methodist laymen whose generosity for Christian education was so great that his kin sued him because they felt left out. The college president, a Shakespearean scholar, who was more at home on the farm with his britches rolled up and shirt tail flapping. |
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Contents
Foreword | 3 |
The Call | 7 |
The Journey | 15 |
History Round a Stove | 23 |
Miss Biddie Remembers | 31 |
Gods Amazing Handiwork | 43 |
Through Track Rock Gap | 51 |
The New Georgia | 61 |
The Teacher | 95 |
Planting the Seed | 105 |
The Seed Sprouts | 119 |
The Man Young Harris | 131 |
One Sharp Man | 145 |
The Sermon | 159 |
Afterword | 171 |
Acknowledgments | 179 |
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