Stephen Challis

Death Before Dishonor Stephen Challis

Publisher Marketing: There is probably no emblem more maligned and misunderstood. Than the rebel flag . Its detractors claim it represents slavery and oppression its supporters that it stands for freedom and the struggle to break free from the excesses of Government. In This book you will learn the facts and the history behind this symbol and how its original purpose has been twisted and spun by those with political ends. Among the facts you may not know are, 1. Slavery was not a factor in the Southern States seceding from the union. The resolution passed by congress in 1861 made that abundantly clear. 2. The St Andrews cross flag so maligned by the media was never the flag of the Confederate States of America. It was a Battle flag used to assist troop movements on the battlefield 3. Freed Black Slaves fought alongside White soldiers for the confederacy fully integrated not segregated as in the North. 4. Union Commander Ulysses S Grant continued to own slaves until after the war ended. Confederate Commander Robert E Lee never owned any slaves during the conflict and frequently spoke out against slavery. 5. The Emancipation Proclamation only applied to slaves in the South. Northern slave owners were not affected. 6. Lincoln was not in any way an abolitionist and frequently supported anti-black legislation 7. The slave owner with the most slaves in the south was neither white nor a man. She was a negress widow who with her son owned 157 slaves in Louisiana. There were many reasons for the Civil war. None involved a flag . You owe it to yourself to get the facts and the truth. This book will give you those facts. Only then you can decide for yourself what the rebel flag stood for.. Contributor Bio:  Challis, Stephen Steve Challis was born in 1948 in the United Kingdom. The son of a Farmer, he grew up in the Rural Cotswold's where he learned shooting and hunting on the farm where his Father worked. After leaving school he enlisted in the Royal Air Force and following a 5-year engagement, Steve joined the Hampshire Constabulary in 1974, serving as a Police officer for 21 yearsIn 1995 Steve left the Police Force, and became active in Politics joining the UKIP. Steve campaigned in several local and National Elections, culminating in his being selected by his Party to fight for the Parliamentary seat for the Eastleigh Constituency in the UK General Election in 2001. A military historian Steve also led a team who restored a WW2 British aircraft and is currently a member of the Commemorative Air Force, a historic aircraft group. In 2006 Steve met Eva, an American Forest Service worker in Alaska via the Internet and in 2007 they became engaged. The following November, Steve moved to the USA and He and Eva were Married in Ketchikan, Alaska. In 2009 Eva was posted to Winchester, Kentucky and the couple settled on a small Farm in Jeffersonville near Mount Sterling. The White Silk Scarf is Steve's first novel though he is the author of several books on gun rights, and an autobiography on his Police career. Just an ordinary Copper.