Escape From the Texas Cotton Fields

By King Solomon Wagner

I was born in Timpson, Texas on December 24, 1941. My parents were Calvin Roosevelt Wagner Sr. and Laura Roberts Wagner. My family moved out of Timpson during the same time that many families left for a better life. Some families moved to Wichita Falls, Texas, some to Dallas, Texas, and others to Houston, Texas. There were others who boarded buses and trains, having been told to get on if they wanted a good life in California. Then there were families like mine, The Wagners, who moved to the Blackland of Chisholm, Texas right in the middle of the cotton fields. During the years 1945 through 1955, when we would go back to Timpson for the annual Homecoming; all the boys my age were missing and a lot of fun was gone.I was always close to my mother. This book is a compilation of a few stories she passed on to me, as well as some memories I shall forever treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1542959543
• ISBN13: 9781542959544
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.5" x 8.5"