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Dr. Will Joslin’s Book, “God, Guts, and Gallantry,” Reveals the Remarkable Life of Major James L. Coker, a Multi-Dimensional Leader Who Lived From 1837 to 1918

Subtitled “The Faith, Courage, and Accomplishments of Major James Lide Coker, it centers on a gutsy man of God who was an entrepreneurial genius who founded twenty successful businesses, including what became Sonoco Products, a Fortune 500 company today. But beyond business, he was one of the most forward-thinking leaders of the New South, giving South Carolinians devastated by the Civil War, black and white, gainful employment, Christian education, and hope for this life and the next.


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“Powerful True Story of Redemption, Overcoming and Courageous Leadership!... A beautiful and powerful true story of redemption, of courage, of faith, of overcoming. The book’s portrayal of true manhood is profound. “God, Guts, and Gallantry” can inspire every human soul to allow wounds and setbacks to propel us to take hold of the victory we have in Christ, and to move past the pride of life to become a reflection of Christ poured out for others.” – Amazon review by ministry leader Sheri Bedsole

With his expansive heart, keen intelligence, and dauntless persistence, Major Coker was exceptional. He overcame a near fatal leg wound from the Civil War and was on a crutch for life. But he made no excuses on the way to becoming the wealthiest man in South Carolina by the latter 1800’s. And since he himself had experienced the harshest realities of the human condition, he had a lifelong heart for the disenfranchised and designed his businesses to uplift others, freedmen and whites, along with himself. This former Confederate Soldier fits no stereotypes and breaks out of all hackneyed narratives about Southerners. He was way ahead of his time as a pacesetter in education for women and perhaps the greatest Civil Rights leader of the 1800’s.

Dr. Will Joslin wrote “God, Guts, and Gallantry: The Faith, Courage, and Accomplishments of Major James Lide Coker” to celebrate Major James’s legacy. Aside from being an entrepreneurial genius, Major James bravely fought for his homeland, fighting alongside Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson in Virginia, where his brother was also sadly killed. After injury, James was in a Union prison camp, only to return home about the time that Union General Sherman’s men burnt his farm, and region, took all his livestock and valuables, and put a pistol to his wife’s head.

But The Major was a man of deep faith and courage. He rose up with a crutch and a hoe to pick himself up and then lead the economic, educational, and spiritual rebound of his region. Reading as much like a novel as a biography, “God, Guts, and Gallantry” takes readers on an inspiring adventure.

Dr. Will Joslin’s wee-documented book opens our eyes to the untold side of southern history, showing the harsh realities of the War between the States, the devastation and near starvation of the South, and the inspiring recovery of northeastern South Carolina under Major James Lide Coker. “God, Guts, and Gallantry: The Faith, Courage, and Accomplishments of Major James Lide Coker,” is available in paperback, hardcover, and eBook on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Book Details
“God, Guts, and Gallantry: The Faith, Courage, and Accomplishments of Major James Lide Coker”
Book Genre: Biography, Adventure, Southern History, Christian Leadership
Author: Dr. William H. Joslin
Publisher: Proisle Publishing Service
Published Date: May 20, 2022

Author Bio
After searching in vain for a life purpose, Will Joslin experienced a dramatic Christian conversion as a pre-law student at UNC-Chapel Hill. Turning down law school, he chose full-time ministry for 17 years. He is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, has a Master of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary, and has earned an online Doctor of Sacred Literature from Wycliffe Theological Seminary. He has also served in business as a technology consultant for 25 years, and coached basketball and golf.


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