About
Travel back in time to the late 1800s and meet Colonel Edmund Cole, a Civil War veteran and wealthy entrepreneur, destined to change the future lives of thousands. Then, move forward to the 1960s and experience daily life at a special place, Tennessee Preparatory School, which was the end-result of what Cole created for needy children throughout the state. White Beans and Cornbread... Growing up in the South is the unusual and interesting story involving a family that became part of a one-of-a-kind institution filled with struggle, emotion, humor and joy, which was begging to be, told.