Born of Nothing (Paperback)
Idioma: inglés
Editorial: Jasonpike.Org, 2026
Serie: Libro 4 de 4 - Against All Odds: A Series on Military Life, Leadership, and Resilience
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Paperback. Deep in the American South, poverty was rarely temporary. For many families, it was inherited.In the cotton mill towns of the American South, generations of families lived in a world defined by lint dust, mill whistles, and long days of exhausting labor. Poverty was not simply a hardship. It was a system that shaped communities, reputations, and the expectations placed on entire bloodlines. Families like these were often labeled with a single dismissive word: lintheads.Born of Nothing traces the story of Southern mill families shaped by that world. Through the intertwined experiences of two families raised in the same linthead culture, the book explores the lives, struggles, and choices that defined mill-town America.At the center of the narrative is a boy born in 1934 to a teenage mother with no husband and no clear place in society. The identity of his father was never known. For years, he and his mother drifted through the border counties of North and South Carolina, moving between sharecropper cabins, shack towns, and mill villages during the hardest years of the Great Depression.Eventually, they settled in a crude wooden shack on the side of Stoney Mountain above Hendersonville, North Carolina. Life there demanded resilience in the face of hunger, violence, and the rigid class divisions that defined mill-town society.From these beginnings unfolds the story of a sprawling family whose members would follow very different paths. Some remained trapped in cycles of poverty, abuse, and crime. Others found ways forward through discipline, education, faith, and service.Authors Jason G. Pike and Donald Williams, both descendants of Southern mill families and lifelong friends who first met at Clemson University, bring together family testimony, historical research, and personal memory to uncover a largely forgotten chapter of Southern life.Part memoir and part exploration of American class history, Born of Nothing examines how the same origins can lead to radically different outcomes, and how the choices of one generation can change the direction of the next. Through the experiences of two families raised in the linthead culture, explore the struggles that defined Southern mill-town America. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …
N° de ref. del artículo 9798988961048
- Título
- Born of Nothing (Paperback)
- Autor
- Jason Pike
- Editorial
- Jasonpike.Org
- Año de publicación
- 2026
- Estado
- new
- Encuadernación
- Paperback
- Idioma
- inglés
- ISBN 13
- 9798988961048
- Serie
- Libro 4 de 4: Against All Odds: A Series on Military Life, Leadership, and Resilience
Deep in the American South, poverty was rarely temporary. For many families, it was inherited.
In the cotton mill towns of the American South, generations of families lived in a world defined by lint dust, mill whistles, and long days of exhausting labor. Poverty was not simply a hardship. It was a system that shaped communities, reputations, and the expectations placed on entire bloodlines. Families like these were often labeled with a single dismissive word: lintheads.
Born of Nothing traces the story of Southern mill families shaped by that world. Through the intertwined experiences of two families raised in the same linthead culture, the book explores the lives, struggles, and choices that defined mill-town America.
At the center of the narrative is a boy born in 1934 to a teenage mother with no husband and no clear place in society. The identity of his father was never known. For years, he and his mother drifted through the border counties of North and South Carolina, moving between sharecropper cabins, shack towns, and mill villages during the hardest years of the Great Depression.
Eventually, they settled in a crude wooden shack on the side of Stoney Mountain above Hendersonville, North Carolina. Life there demanded resilience in the face of hunger, violence, and the rigid class divisions that defined mill-town society.
From these beginnings unfolds the story of a sprawling family whose members would follow very different paths. Some remained trapped in cycles of poverty, abuse, and crime. Others found ways forward through discipline, education, faith, and service.
Authors Jason G. Pike and Donald Williams, both descendants of Southern mill families and lifelong friends who first met at Clemson University, bring together family testimony, historical research, and personal memory to uncover a largely forgotten chapter of Southern life.
Part memoir and part exploration of American class history, Born of Nothing examines how the same origins can lead to radically different outcomes, and how the choices of one generation can change the direction of the next.
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Donald Williams, Ed.D., was born and raised in York County, South Carolina, in a large family of cotton mill workers. His parents, like generations before them, worked as lintheads. One of more than eighty first cousins and over forty aunts and uncles, he grew up in a close-knit Southern family where love was abundant even when opportunity was limited.Determined to change the direction of his family's future, Williams became the first in his family to graduate from a major university. He earned three degrees from Clemson University, including a Doctor of Education. Throughout his career, he has taught more than 5,000 students at the secondary, undergraduate, and graduate levels.Williams served for fourteen years with the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA). During that time, he worked for twelve years as an Education Research Analyst in South Korea, Japan, and the United States. His work centered on school improvement, leadership development, and the effective use of data to strengthen educational systems.He believes deeply in the spiritual dimension of life as essential to mental well-being. He views education as a lifelong pursuit, adventure as a source of vitality, and family as the foundation of peace and strength. Today, both of his sons hold doctoral degrees, reflecting the power of faith, education, and intentional choices to change the course of a family's future.As co-author of Born of Nothing, Williams brings both lived experience and scholarly insight to a story of poverty, resilience, and generational transformation.
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