They Call Me "Gus"
I just finished reading the book about Gus Gray(from the Alabama English post). I have known Gus for a few years now, and he is a great guy. Reading the book written about him opened up a whole new chapter of things I never knew about him. He grew up in rural Alabama in the 50's and early 60's in a very poor family. He was one of 14 children. His "mama" had 18 but only 14 survived. He had one brother who was stabbed in a "beer joint" just for being black. Discrimination was a part of his everyday life as a child, and he knew no different. His family was helped twice by Dr. Martin Luther King for two very unusual reasons. He worked for Fred Hooper for 30 years as the stallion manager and tour guide to Hooper Farm. I highly recommend reading this book. When you come to Florida I will personally introduce you to Gus. The author is Helen E. Wright. There are two copies of the book on Amazon.com.
I just finished reading the book about Gus Gray(from the Alabama English post). I have known Gus for a few years now, and he is a great guy. Reading the book written about him opened up a whole new chapter of things I never knew about him. He grew up in rural Alabama in the 50's and early 60's in a very poor family. He was one of 14 children. His "mama" had 18 but only 14 survived. He had one brother who was stabbed in a "beer joint" just for being black. Discrimination was a part of his everyday life as a child, and he knew no different. His family was helped twice by Dr. Martin Luther King for two very unusual reasons. He worked for Fred Hooper for 30 years as the stallion manager and tour guide to Hooper Farm. I highly recommend reading this book. When you come to Florida I will personally introduce you to Gus. The author is Helen E. Wright. There are two copies of the book on Amazon.com.
