Ellis "Water Boy" Stafford: An American Dream Fulfilled

By Harold Ellis Stafford

This is a true story about the life and times of Ellis "Water Boy" Stafford, a black man who grew up in the Jim Crow South in Arkansas in the 1920s and 1930s, during and after the Great Depression. Ellis's story is a riveting account of how he was able to overcome many challenges he faced after the early deaths of both of his parents by the time he was 12 years old. He had to drop out of school at the age of 12 to get a job to help support the rest of his siblings. But he received his formal education from the "University of Hard Knocks." His story reflects the challenges and triumphs he experienced growing up in the segregated South during a most difficult time in our history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1539120090
• ISBN13: 9781539120094
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.5"