Three Winds Blowing

Set in Antebellum Louisiana

The son of a white man and Cherokee slave, Joseph Willis, gains his freedom and swims the mighty Mississippi on a mule.
Driven by three winds…
· a wind of freedom driving him from North Carolina
· a mighty rushing wind compelling him across the Mississippi River into the Louisiana Territory
· a wind of war fueled by slavery
Rooted in a time of tradition and chivalry, Joseph discovers a land of innocence lost.
His life converges with Louisiana contemporaries, including Solomon Northup, James Bowie, William Prince Ford, Edwin Epps, John Murrell, John Audubon, Baroness Micaela Almonester de Pontalba, Marie Therese Coincoin, Jean Lafitte and voodoo queen Marie Laveau. He also encounters a young flatboatman in New Orleans named Abraham Lincoln, the hero of the Battle of New Orleans General Andrew Jackson as well as Texas Ranger Jack C. Hays.
From master storyteller, Randy Willis…a novel about adventure, family, faith and the character of a man that touched generations.
Inspired by a true story.