James Preston Hardison

My Life James Preston Hardison

My Life book is a true story about me from childhood until present. I was born January 9, 1938 near La Grange, N. C., in the county of Lenoir. My father and mother were tenant farmers during that time. As a young child, perhaps up to five years old, we had no electricity, telephone, television, running water, refrigerator or electric stove. However, we didn't consider ourselves poor. My parents always had a large garden and Daddy had hogs, chickens and sometimes beef for our meat. We even had a cow for our milk and butter. I've had a wonderful life growing up in rural America. I've done things I've later regretted, but most of the things I've done have been positive. This story will reveal things about me that many members of my family are unaware of. I've come close to losing my life on occasions, especially as an adult. A lot of people know me for a lot of reasons, but they don't know all the things I've done or what my accomplishments have been. My book tells things about me when I was a child, teenager and reflect the joy and sometimes heartbreak I've faced as a grown man. It's been a desire of mine for a long time to document things I have done during my life, especially for my children, grandchildren and great-grandchilren.