Mister President

MISTER PRESIDENT is the second book in a triad, the sequel to TALL IS THE PINE. The Sheridan family moves to Texas from Louisiana to escape the expected danger of a civil war. Two generations later, Lucy Sheridan becomes the bride of Lew Murdoch and Joel is a product of that union. Joel dies a tragic and unnecessary death in the first book. This book continues the story of the Murdoch family. Jennie's love affair with a black youth, Anthony Dodson, dies a slow death. Their love has a difficult time, struggling to survive with all the forces assailing it. Yolonda Brown is a disconcerting factor throughout the story of the Murdochs. Anthony Dodson is a gifted attorney and his success in legal battles leads to a life in politics. He becomes the first black President and on the day of his swearing in, another tragic death occurs. This forebodes the race war in the third book which tears this country apart and threatens to destroy freedoms so vital to the life of the United States and balance of power throughout the world.

Novelist, Columnist, Poet-Joe Rigsby has garnered first place awards in all threecategories and is published in all three. He received his undergraduate degree in 1951from Abilene Christian College and a Master's degree from the University of TexasGraduate School in Austin in 1961. He taught in the science department of Texas publicschools for ten years. Forty-five years were spent working as a medical microbiologist.The eleven years before his retirement were involved as a medical investigator with theJohnson County, Texas Medical Examiners Office including services as an autopsyassistant. He grew up in the Piney Woods of East Texas and lived his teens years in theWorld War II era in the port city of Beaumont, Texas. His diverse work experience andseventy-seven years of life experience have prepared him to write about the things inMister President, Tall Is The Pine, and two books of poetry. He's had newspapercolumns published in the Clebume Times Review and Beaumont Enterprise. Rigsbyserved two terms as president of Johnson County Creative Writers. In his spare time, heenjoys fishing and various other sports and mostly, time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren and fantasizing new plots.