{"product_id":"after-all-that-weve-been-through-hardcover","title":"After All That We've Been Through - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eR. Olin Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a child on a cold Christmas Eve in a country farmhouse in the early 1950s, R. Olin Jackson sat mesmerized before a crackling warm fire in the hearth at his family home in the mountains of northwest Georgia, as his father read - in a deep sonorous voice - Clement Clarke Moore's immortal \"\u003cem\u003eT'was The Night Before Christmas.\"\u003c\/em\u003e Olin, his brother, David, and sisters Patricia and Mary were fascinated and awed by this wonderfully-lyrical work of art, just as children occasionally continue to be even today. The unique verse in Moore's poem introduced Olin to the inspirational world of that art and its poignant influences upon life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven though he didn't know it at the time, poetry was to become incremental to Olin's life. Inspired by such masterpieces as Robert Frost's \u003cem\u003e\"Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening,\" \u003c\/em\u003ethe captivating Kipling's\u003cem\u003e \"If,\" \u003c\/em\u003eJohn Greenleaf Whittier's \u003cem\u003e\"The Barefoot Boy,\"\u003c\/em\u003e and the incomparable Longfellow's \u003cem\u003e\"The Wreck of the Hesperus,\" \u003c\/em\u003eOlin eventually began making lyrical attempts of his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the pages which follow, a handful of those efforts are presented for the reader. In these heart-felt simple works, Olin has presented a picture of, perhaps, the forces at work as one pursues his or her daily life, and further, musings of the manner in which the Almighty demonstrates to each and every one of us what truly is important in this life so fleeting. . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 58\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773299720480,"sku":"9798990021105","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b0ed1d44c9e94f17b550d62b7309ba11_97f0b573-2a8e-44d9-bde4-d75335437173.webp?v=1780424041","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/after-all-that-weve-been-through-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}