{"title":"Joyce Blackburn","description":"\u003cp\u003eJOYCE KNIGHT BLACKBURN was an American author and broadcaster who wrote fourteen books, including biographies of James Edward Oglethorpe, Theodore Roosevelt, Martha Berry, George Wythe, and John Adams, as well as the Suki series of children’s fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlackburn received Georgia literary awards including Fiction Author of the Year for 1970. A graduate of Moody Bible Institute, she worked for over two decades at Moody’s radio station WMBI. Her papers are archived at Emory University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoyce lived on St. Simons Island, Georgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoyce Blackburn’s books are published by Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"james-edward-oglethorpe","title":"James Edward Oglethorpe: Foreword by Eugenia Price","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eJames Edward Oglethorpe turned his back on Oxford University, his family's Jacobite schemes, and a career as courtier to a prince to settle as an English country squire. But history was not to let him stay unnoticed. As a member of Parliament in the eighteenth century, Oglethorpe fought for debtors? rights and prison reform, and when he gained them, volunteered to found a new colony in America. Under his direction, settlements were established, strong bonds were formed with the Creek Indians, and the colony of Georgia flourished. He guided it during its formative years and protected it during war with Spain. That alone should have assured Oglethorpe of his place in history...but as he learned, politics and fortune are fickle. In this captivating biography, Joyce Blackburn details the career and life of this gallant gentleman, hero, visionary, and patriot.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1577363329\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781577363323\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Joyce Blackburn, Eugenia Price","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43456733053144,"sku":"9781577363323","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43456733085912,"sku":"9781630263645","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/AmazonFC_JAMESEDWARD_9781577363323_FChighcopy_mockup_v2_1667319194_0e3396f9-f5e0-4022-be8b-0d3483f850a9.jpg?v=1791059388"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-joyce-blackburn.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}