Böcker av Jacqueline T. Moore

Being crazy rich is one thing. Pretending to be poor in the fancy town of LaPorte, Texas, is altogether different. After all, a sailor cannot spend what he does not earn. THE CORNERPOST, final installment of THE CANARY trilogy, presents huge challenges to Myra and Marguerite, who need to get it through their husbands' thick skulls that they are done doing without, and a spending plan better be forthcoming.Building the Galveston seawall after the hurricane of 1900 (THE CANARY), brings new opportunities to old friends. Just when all seems well, tragedy strikes, leaving some to mourn and others to rejoice. THE CORNERPOST is the story of break downs, new beginnings, and choices to be made. Will Myra and Marguerite follow their well-worn path or turn at that corner post?

Enjoy vintage recipes from the fabulous books, The Canary, The Checkerboard, and The Cornerpost. Make these dishes as Myra, Aunt Ada, Uncle Harry, and Cookie did. Enjoy new adventures in your galley, er, kitchen as you whip up some fine tasting grub. Your young'uns will smile, and so will you!

Amazon Best Seller#44 Kindle...African American>Historical #64 Books...African American>HistoricalSeptember 8, 1900 Five Thousand Lives Blotted OutThe headlines say it all. Death, destruction, and desolation is everywhere on Galveston Island. The papers don't mention the survivors.THE CHECKERBOARD, sequel to THE CANARY, continues the story of Myra Gallaway, her new husband CB, and Black Jack and his new wife, Marguerite, the 'red-headed colored gal.' The men showed that, against all odds, a mixed ship sails well. The wives band together in the house in LaPorte to prove the same to their new neighborhood. All seems to go as expected until that crazy gypsy, Lulah Marie, shows up and practically sets the house on fire.Myra's eldest, Junior, is in serious trouble and his rebellion landed him in jail on Galveston Island. His only hope for redemption lies in a very unusual punishment. The boy is forced to sail with the man he hates, his step father, CB Ledbetter. This voyage will either make or break Myra's family. After all, what do you do with a drunken sailor? Only time will tell.