I Am Bill Richmond

You have your version of American History. Here is mine. In your version, slaveholders and their apologists are heroes. In mine, they are camels trying to walk through the eye of a needle. In your version, America's early wars were fought for the noble concepts of freedom and independence. In my version, these wars were fought to keep people enslaved. We are quick to acknowledge the many blessings of our founding, and there is much to praise. But I ask you, if slaveholders are your heroes, what then does it take to be a villain? An historian cannot even try to answer that question, only a novelist can. Who are the heroes of American History? Really? America has always been a battle ground where the stakes could not be higher. The battle has always been between good and evil. Evil can take many forms; it can corrupt, it can insinuate, it can kill. The only tool that can defeat it is knowledge. That was true in 1776 and it is true today. I tell a story about a real person, a former slave who lived through the birth of America and went on to a successful bare-fisted boxing career as "the Black Terror" in London England. He had only what God had given him; a heart, a soul, and a strength that defied his age. His name was Bill Richmond. In any version of the facts, Bill Richmond had an incredible life. In my version, he encounters Generals and Kings, Saints and sinners, Artists and politicians. In your history, he had his victories in the ring. In my version, his victories are more profound. Who are the heroes of American History? Really? I offer you a novel about a real life American hero whose name is Bill Richmond.

• | Author: Jerry Leibowitz
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Oct 03, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 234 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1537796615
• | ISBN-13: 9781537796611