{"id":11,"date":"2021-06-04T09:11:51","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T09:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joslin.newsoftdemo.info\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2021-06-16T11:17:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T11:17:03","slug":"the-book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/the-book\/","title":{"rendered":"The Book"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong style=\"font-family:'Book Antiqua';\">&nbsp;ABOUT THE BOOK GOD, GUTS, AND GALLANTRY<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_21fd47-6d > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_21fd47-6d > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_21fd47-6d > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_21fd47-6d > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_21fd47-6d > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_21fd47-6d > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_21fd47-6d\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_21fd47-6d\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style>.kadence-column_ca7ec5-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_ca7ec5-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_ca7ec5-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_ca7ec5-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_ca7ec5-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_ca7ec5-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_ca7ec5-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_ca7ec5-4e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_ca7ec5-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_ca7ec5-4e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_ca7ec5-4e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a class=\"litebox\" href=\"https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Major-Coker-Wounded-bigger-caption.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1009\" src=\"https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Major-Coker-Wounded-bigger-caption-1024x1009.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Major-Coker-Wounded-bigger-caption-1024x1009.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Major-Coker-Wounded-bigger-caption-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Major-Coker-Wounded-bigger-caption-768x756.jpg 768w, https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Major-Coker-Wounded-bigger-caption-940x926.jpg 940w, https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Major-Coker-Wounded-bigger-caption-500x493.jpg 500w, https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Major-Coker-Wounded-bigger-caption.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Major Coker Wounded<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a class=\"litebox\" href=\"https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sue-Coker-James-wife-bigger-caption.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"963\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sue-Coker-James-wife-bigger-caption-963x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sue-Coker-James-wife-bigger-caption-963x1024.jpg 963w, https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sue-Coker-James-wife-bigger-caption-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sue-Coker-James-wife-bigger-caption-768x817.jpg 768w, https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sue-Coker-James-wife-bigger-caption-940x1000.jpg 940w, https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sue-Coker-James-wife-bigger-caption-500x532.jpg 500w, https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Sue-Coker-James-wife-bigger-caption.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Sue Coker, James wife<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Major James Lide Coker of Hartsville, South Carolina was a gutsy man of God and an entrepreneurial genius who founded 20 successful businesses. He grew up in the Old South, but became one of the most forward-thinking leaders of the New South. &nbsp;&nbsp;His business odyssey alone makes a fascinating story, but his expansive heart and keen intellect reached well beyond commerce. He was a passionate leader of the Christian faith, a pace-setter in women\u2019s education, and a progressive in race relations. &nbsp;Ahead of his times in every way, he concluded his own book on the Civil War with these words: \u201cThere is one great result of the war between the States for which we are truly thankful: slavery is abolished.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_a33afe-0a > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_a33afe-0a > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_a33afe-0a > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_a33afe-0a > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_a33afe-0a > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_a33afe-0a > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_a33afe-0a\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_a33afe-0a\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style>.kadence-column_eedec0-36 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_eedec0-36 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_eedec0-36 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_eedec0-36 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_eedec0-36 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_eedec0-36 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_eedec0-36 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_eedec0-36{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_eedec0-36 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_eedec0-36 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_eedec0-36\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Though high-born, he and his family were brought low. In the Civil War, he bravely defended his homeland, fighting with Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson in Virginia, where his brother was killed. In Tennessee, James\u2019s left thigh was shattered at the Battle of Lookout Mountain, and he became a prisoner of war. Delirious with pain and fever, he had several harrowing escapes from death before finally returning home to Sherman-devastated South Carolina.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a class=\"litebox\" href=\"https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/105-James-and-York-as-Childhood-friends-bigger-caption.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/105-James-and-York-as-Childhood-friends-bigger-caption.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/105-James-and-York-as-Childhood-friends-bigger-caption.jpg 609w, https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/105-James-and-York-as-Childhood-friends-bigger-caption-293x300.jpg 293w, https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/105-James-and-York-as-Childhood-friends-bigger-caption-500x512.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>James and York as Childhood friends<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_9106f6-b4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_9106f6-b4 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_9106f6-b4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_9106f6-b4 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_9106f6-b4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_9106f6-b4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_9106f6-b4\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_9106f6-b4\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style>.kadence-column_b84c69-db > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_b84c69-db > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_b84c69-db > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_b84c69-db > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_b84c69-db > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_b84c69-db > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_b84c69-db > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_b84c69-db{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_b84c69-db > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_b84c69-db > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_b84c69-db\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail\"><a class=\"litebox\" href=\"https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/crutch-and-a-hoe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/crutch-and-a-hoe-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/crutch-and-a-hoe-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/crutch-and-a-hoe-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Crutch and a Hoe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p>He had lost almost everything, including the use of a leg. But with extraordinary valor, he rose up &nbsp;with a crutch and a hoe to re-establish his farm, and went on to lead the economic, educational, and spiritual rebound of his region in a time of crisis and carpetbaggers. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_3c7c3c-09 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_3c7c3c-09 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_3c7c3c-09 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_3c7c3c-09 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_3c7c3c-09 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_3c7c3c-09 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_3c7c3c-09\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_3c7c3c-09\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style>.kadence-column_ce2319-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_ce2319-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_ce2319-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_ce2319-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_ce2319-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_ce2319-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_ce2319-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_ce2319-76{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_ce2319-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_ce2319-76 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_ce2319-76\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>James became the wealthiest man in South Carolina, yet remained humble and down to earth. His war agonies and innate sensitivity to human need enabled him to fully identify with the harshest realities of the human condition and with the plight of the disenfranchised. &nbsp;When his ingenious and diligent post-war business initiatives brought him rivers of prosperity, he let them flow through him to bless countless others in his rural state. &nbsp;A deeply spiritual man, Major Coker also faithfully taught the boys\u2019 Sunday School for thirty-eight years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a class=\"litebox\" href=\"https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chatting-in-major-cokers-office.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chatting-in-major-cokers-office-1024x761.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chatting-in-major-cokers-office-1024x761.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chatting-in-major-cokers-office-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chatting-in-major-cokers-office-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chatting-in-major-cokers-office-940x699.jpg 940w, https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chatting-in-major-cokers-office-500x372.jpg 500w, https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/chatting-in-major-cokers-office.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Chatting in Major Coker&#8217;s Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_f8c1ea-8a > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_f8c1ea-8a > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_f8c1ea-8a > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_f8c1ea-8a > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_f8c1ea-8a > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_f8c1ea-8a > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_f8c1ea-8a\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_f8c1ea-8a\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style>.kadence-column_5c812e-b3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_5c812e-b3 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_5c812e-b3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_5c812e-b3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_5c812e-b3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_5c812e-b3 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_5c812e-b3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_5c812e-b3{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_5c812e-b3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_5c812e-b3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_5c812e-b3\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Today, we have too few leaders of genuine integrity. We need more like the Major \u2013 rock solid, gallant, far-sighted, and good to the core!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the benefit of present and future generations, his inspiring story, with fresh perspectives and previously unpublished material, is retold in Dr. Joslin\u2019s unique style, blending biography, daring adventure, courageous faith, and the drama of American history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a class=\"litebox\" href=\"https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Cokers-Pedigreed-Seed-Bag-recaptioned.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"817\" src=\"https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Cokers-Pedigreed-Seed-Bag-recaptioned.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65\" srcset=\"https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Cokers-Pedigreed-Seed-Bag-recaptioned.jpg 690w, https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Cokers-Pedigreed-Seed-Bag-recaptioned-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/willjoslin.com\/major\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Cokers-Pedigreed-Seed-Bag-recaptioned-500x592.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Coker&#8217;s Pedigreed Seed Bag<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_a29536-62 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_a29536-62 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_a29536-62 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px 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