Lessons of My Father

<p>Lessons of My Father is a small tribute to a great man. A memoir it is a collection of the lessons Edmund Bullock learned from his father as he stayed close to him-in work in play and in worship-for fifty years. Written in a smooth easy conversational style of the writer's favorite author the iconic historian David McCullough the book chronicles much of the life of George Bullock Sr. the youngest of twenty-seven children growing up in the Jim Crow South and the years that followed as he raised fourteen children of his own in the inner city of Boston Massachusetts. In a lyrical voice the author describes in entertaining detail what it was like to be the son of George Bullock a larger-than-life loving father firm disciplinarian dynamic preacher of the Gospel faithful friend gifted musician and committed church member. In humorous anecdotes Edmund Bullock shares a little family history as well as a bit of his own story. This is a compelling and moving tribute a candid documentary. You will laugh and cry and be amazed at the magnitude of this great man small in stature whose life has touched thousands and continues to do so.</p>