{"product_id":"out-of-my-hands-the-stories-of-harold-hunsaker-chapman-paperback","title":"Out of My Hands: The Stories of Harold Hunsaker Chapman - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary Chapman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA poignant personal memoir, \u003ci\u003eOut of My Hands\u003c\/i\u003e presents the story of Harold Chapman, a midwestern boy whose difficult life begins in the grip of one of the worst influenza outbreaks in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his mother dead, seven-year-old Harold must take on the care of his siblings-who soon increase in number when his father and the nanny he hired to help them produce a seventh, then an eighth, child. But tuberculosis and a disastrous move out west weaken Harold's father, leaving Harold responsible for getting the farming and ranching work done.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtended family, friends, and community always come to the aid of Harold's struggling family, and Harold's maternal grandparents play a significant role in their lives, instilling values and imparting the skills the children will need to survive during the Great Depression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Harold becomes a breadwinner early in life and as a teenager works at a gas station, a repair shop, and a dairy farm as well as in the cornfields and hayfields of Illinois doing menial labor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn often-humorous tale of hope and perseverance, \u003ci\u003eOut of My Hands\u003c\/i\u003e was written by Harold's son, Gary Chapman, based on Harold's first-person stories about growing up, helping his family, and overcoming life's inevitable obstacles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGary Chapman earned a Methodist license to preach when he was just sixteen years old, eventually going on to graduate from Illinois Wesleyan University and earning a doctorate of ministry from Chicago Theological Seminary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter being ordained in the United Church of Christ, Chapman spent the next thirty-five years serving three midwestern congregations. For eighteen years, he also taught numerous courses on philosophy, religion, and contemporary issues at Southeastern Community College in Iowa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapman is married with two children and three grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515747078329,"sku":"9781500803926","price":14.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/rERmlQ5XTo9781500803926.webp?v=1790326301","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/out-of-my-hands-the-stories-of-harold-hunsaker-chapman-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}