This is the moving biography of a man who selflessly devoted his life to the liberation and betterment of others during a tumultuous time in U.S. history, with his equally determined wife Frances at his side. A member of the famous Beecher family and son of Lyman Beecher, James Beecher sacrificed a life of privilege to serve as missionary, soldier, preacher, and humanitarian.

The Remarkable Life of James Beecher explores early ordeals in China to an astoundingly courageous career as colonel of an all-black regiment of freed slaves in the Civil War, through unimaginable horrors and post-war turmoil. The book follows Beecher throughout his extraordinary life, including the spiritual salvation he sought after the war as an early pioneer and fisherman in the wilds of the Beaverkill Valley with his wife Frances.

Through in-depth research from historical sources—including selected personal correspondence contained and transcribed within—this is an inspiring, intimate look at a remarkably little-known figure who played a key role in American history and risked everything for his convictions of equality and morality.

• Includes 60 digitally restored historical photographs and artwork from the 1800s and Civil War eras, along with modern color photography of Beecher Lake and the Beaverkill Valley

• Features personal handwritten correspondence along with selected transcripts, giving an intimate glimpse of the extraordinary life and times of a historical figure

• Covers early life in the Beaverkill Valley including detailed descriptions from Frances Beecher, with first-hand accounts of its people and places

Hardcover: 286 pages

Publisher: Beaverkill Books

ISBN: 978-1-7372371-0-5

Dimensions: 6" x 9" x .9"

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