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A Twist of Tobacco: Second Edition Kindle Edition

by Rita Ownby Holcomb (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Eli’s 3 oldest sons were fighting in the the civil war when his wife died from complications of childbirth. He was taken by enemy forces and his 11 yr old daughter was left to protect her younger siblings. Read this fascinating truth based story, in A Twist of Tobacco.

A secret binds a brother and sister for a lifetime in this truth-based family saga about loyalty, courage, faith and survival.

Filled with pride and the desire for glory, nineteen-year-old Watt kissed his mother, sweetheart, brothers and sisters goodbye. Then he answered the call of the Confederacy. After many battles and two prison camps he wondered if he would ever find peace or return to his beloved family and quiet farm life.

Ten-year-old Lizzie proudly watched her brothers, uncles and close neighbors ride off to war in their butternut uniforms. Yankee troops, near starvation and the disappearance of her father forced to leave her childhood behind, with five younger brothers and sisters to care for. Will she have the courage to honor the promise made to her dead mother?

Journey into the war-torn hills of Middle Tennessee, the blood bath that was Chickamauga and the hell hole of Rock Island Prison as Rita Holcomb weaves her fascinating family history into an intriguing fiction story that spans 70 years.

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A Twist of Tobacco
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Rita Ownby Holcomb is a fourth generation Texan who has always been fascinated by the question, "Where did we come from?" Her earliest memories are of asking her grandparents where they were born and what their families were like. This quest for knowledge coupled with a love of all things historical has led to the birth of this series of novels based on her father's family and their home in Tennessee. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01C0S42K8
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fountain Spring Publishing; 2 edition (19 February 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 9099 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 248 pages

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Rita Ownby Holcomb is a fourth generation Texan who has always been fascinated by the question, "Where do we come from?" Her genealogy research led to the birth of the A Twist of Tobacco series. She is a proud member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. For thirty years she served on or presided over various civic organizations including, the Community Theater, Historic Museum, Texoma Council of Governments and Meals-on-Wheels. After serving as an elected City Council member she retired from civic service to become a buyer and seller of vintage clothing and accessories. Listed in Who's Who in American Women in 2000 and Who's Who in America in 2003 Rita is now a full time author. Married since 1972 to Darrell Holcomb, they have one son, Stuart B. Holcomb.

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James Peercy

Civil War Family History

Reviewed in the United States on 28 February 2017

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Based upon the factual history of the Civil War and her family’s past, Rita Ownby Holcomb weaves in details discovered by research and hard work. In the areas where facts fail to be known, Rita surmises human nature, strength of character, and the determination to survive. These are all necessary characteristics of a family’s struggle against the forces of war.

Her sources vary, documented after each discourse. The stories delve into the horrors man would perpetrate against man, as well as, what mankind would do to help each other.

Despite all odds, this family stayed together as tightly as possible. They were patriots, heroes, and martyrs. They left a legacy worthy of the telling.

Rita has done a splendid job. Read it and post a review. The author would be most grateful.

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Booklover

Very informative giving one another perspective of the Civil War

Reviewed in the United States on 18 June 2019

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Written in a factual format with conversations interjected, one soon becomes involved in the lives of this Tennessee
family during the Civil War. With three sons in the Army and a mother dying following childbirth, an eleven-year-old takes on the responsibility of the household with many younger siblings. Deemed a true story, it is always shocking on the unnecessary brutality involved during the war and the suffering endured both at home and prison camps. It would have been nice to know the epilogue surrounding Lizzie, but more-than-likely that involves a sequel. recommended for history buffs of the Civil War era.

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Jen L.

Family, love, faith, resilience...

Reviewed in the United States on 11 September 2016

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A wonderful descriptive piece of history. The tale of a common day family, the Ownbys, living through the civil war in the late 1800’s. Outlining all of the hardships, struggles and bitter sweetness of human colonized existence, Rita does an excellent job in setting up the story, describing the time and place, and successfully painting a picture and transporting the reader to that era. I applaud Rita for her dedicated research into her background and history, and it clearly shows in her writing how much she is passionate about civic duty, honoring her roots and community.

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Judith J.

Post war

Reviewed in the United States on 21 January 2022

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My only issue with the story was the abundance of food they had the Christmas after the end of civil war. Then right after that feast they were scrambling again for food.
Otherwise it was good light reading for a cold January day.

S. Breheny

Historical fiction at its finest!

Reviewed in the United States on 10 February 2016

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This is the kind of writing I absoluting LOVE! The writing flows so smoothly making it easy to "get lost" in the story immediately. The wording and phrases are accurate for the time period and locale. I especially appreciate all the descriptive passages so I can visualize clearly what each character is doing and might be feeling. It is apparent that Rita has done abundant research on many subjects combining all those elements to create a vivid portrait of real life in 1800's Tennessee.

Thank you, Rita, for your labor of love!

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