Hurricane Creek Author:Gary Bargatze When Lil? Jim moved back to Memphis, the children�stopped coming by to play. While he blamed his�isolation on religion, everyone else knew it had�everything to do with money, politics, and race. This third book in the ten-part�Your Winding Daybreak Ways�series begins where author Gary Bargatze?s second novel,�Happy�Hollow, leaves off. Lil? Jim i... more »s living with his Uncle Aaron�and attending a segregated grammar school. The principal is a�true visionary, instilling ?life skills? in his African-American�students?teaching them to envision a brighter future. Hurricane Creek�depicts the rise of a biracial orphan from the�Memphis rail yards to the doorstep of the governor?s mansion�in Nashville. The novel follows the young boy?s transformation�from ?Lil? Jim? to ?Hurricane Jim??from hobo to West Point�cadet; from military officer to entrepreneur; and from wealthy�businessman to skilled politician.« less