Bob: Who was the author and publisher of the book? Sounds very interesting! Donna Wall ----- Original Message ----- From: M. Daniels <margie@majorinternet.com> To: <ALBARBOU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 10:55 PM Subject: [ALBARBOU] Spring Hill/Brazil : : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "bob wise" <bwise@basinlink.com> : To: <ALBARBOU-L@rootsweb.com> : Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 9:39 PM : Subject: {not a subscriber} Spring Hill/Brazil : : : > I recently saw a new book about the Southerners who headed for Brazil : > after the war. One of the several group leaders was Col William Norris : > and his son Robert of Spring Hill, Al. Are there other Spring Hills in : > Al besides the one in Barbour Co.? Anyway, if anyone has lost some : > Norris kin maybe that's where they went. -bob : > PS- As we might expect, their story was nothing like we've been told. : > Of the thousands who went - only one is recorded to have owned slaves. : > So that's not why the went; they just weren't going to abide what was : > going to happen to their homeland. The name of the book is : > "Confederados" : > : > : : : ==== ALBARBOU Mailing List ==== : Check the Macon County Ga. web site for their newspaper listings. There are many listings for Alabama citizens including those in Barbour Co., :