Masters & Slaves - Antebellum Plantation Life in South Carolina (Paperback)

Eddie Lee Lester was the second child born in a line of five. He was born in Decatur, Georgia, but his identical twin, Freddie, was born six hours later. When they were growing up, the twins often confused people; however, the immediate family members were always able to tell them apart. Eddie and Freddie had almost all of the same interests and did well in school in the same subjects, although their favorites differed. Freddie's favorite subject was advanced math; Eddie's favorite was physics. Due to financial hardships in the family, both boys were unable to participate in after-school sports to work in various jobs instead-curb hopping, raking leaves, and other honest work whenever it was available. The boys always stayed grounded because of their strong grandmother who kept them going to Sunday school and church. None of the five siblings did drugs, and even remained drug-free during the 60s when being a flower child was so popular. There were some opposites in the twins. Eddie was right-handed; Freddie, left-handed. Eddie served in the military as an Army soldier, and Freddie served in the Navy. After the twins married, Eddie had two daughters and one adopted son, while Freddie had two sons and one adopted daughter. In their later years, both boys excelled in the arts with landscape painting and portraits, as well as other crafts. After military service, the twins took jobs at the Boeing Company in Seattle, Washington. They sang at nightclubs, and spent many weekends in Vancouver, British Columbia, before Freddie married, ending the twin twosome's closeness. Two years later, Eddie returned to Georgia. Although Freddie died of cancer in 1990, Eddie thinks of him every day. One sister also passed, leaving three siblings. Masters & Slaves is Eddie Lester's first novel.