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The illegitimate son of a Danish seaman and a black slave, William Leidesdorff might have spent his life on the island of St. Croix had not a wealthy plantation owner named Mr. Forest adopted the boy as his own. Mr. Forest makes only one condition for the boy's adoption-Will is never to reveal his true parentage.

Sent to New Orleans to help manage his uncle's cotton plantation, the young man finds himself swept into the city's balls and board meetings-and into the heart of the daughter of the city's mayor. Love blossoms, but the secret of his heritage gnaws at Will. Announcing his mixed-race origins could destroy his chance at happiness, but can he continue to live a lie?

Carolyn Holm Bakken tells the fictionalized story of William Leidesdorff, widely considered one of the first black North American millionaires and a founding father of the state of California. From his early days in St. Croix and New Orleans to his influence as US vice consul to Mexico, Perseverance charts Will's progress into history. It's a little-known tale of one man's love of adventure, business, and two exceptional women.


About the Author:

Carolyn Holm Bakken studied at Morehead State University in Minnesota and later at San Jose State University, where she completed her California teaching credential. She taught high school English before becoming a principal.

With a lifelong love of writing and reading, Bakken taught many creative writing classes at the high school level. She has been published in Country Woman, Ideals Magazine, and the Beacon.

Married with three children, Bakken lives in Folsom, California, on the site of William Leidesdorff's land grant from the Mexican government, two miles from where gold was discovered on Mormon Island. During her preparations for Perseverance, she traveled to New Orleans to research cotton plantations, Sutter' Fort and visited Leidesdorff's grave in San Francisco's Delores Mission.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781530513789
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 203 mm
  • No of Pages: 314
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: The First Black Millionaire
  • Width: 127 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1530513782
  • Publisher Date: 27 Jun 2016
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Weight: 390 gr

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