Catherine Mooney Henson

Gentleman By Design Catherine Mooney Henson

James Franklin Jackson Wilcox, born to a Confederate soldier during the Civil War, was to live a life of struggle, love, passion, and a battle for survival. James' father was killed in the Civil War, and James never saw his father. James from the beginning had to make it own his own or starve. Living without a father, James had to rely on his skills, principles and hard work to survive. He lived by the belief that you should do unto others before doing for yourself. James faced a conflict by his desire to help others and to provide for a family of thirteen children. James is torn between his compulsion to be a successful businessman and his passion for being a successful husband and father. James could lose everything if his business failed, but he will have his heart shattered if he loses his family. There were many bumps in the road, including war, the financial success of the 1920s and losses during the depression, loss of his loved ones, and his health issues. Unlike other historical fiction authors, Catherine Mooney Henson can transform the reader into the events of the period before WWI, the scarcity and sacrifices of WWI, the abundance of the Roaring 20s, and the despair of the Great Depression. Why? Because at 94, she is one of the rare women authors who lived the events, or her parents told their story of the events.