The Preacher Had 10 Kids Author:Frances Bradsher A heart-warming story from an old-fashioned parsonage ... love, courage, humor, and faith never go out of style ... no longer do we pay our preachers in turnips, plow our fields with mules, or get a good restaurant meal for 35 cents. But family spirit remains the same, whether one lives in the countryside of Kentucky at the turn of the century o... more »r in the fast-paced America of the 2000's. And in the home of the itinerant preacher, the Rev. Jeremiah Taylor Cherry, ten active children produced a poverty of money but a wealth of spirit. The last of the ten was a lively redhead--Frances Willard Cherry. In this charming book she relates the true story of her family life with a sparkle and warmth that makes it as irresistible as the Walton saga. The family moved almost yearly, and the three brothers and seven younger sisters were dressed out of the "missionary barrel." The author, now in her eighties, can still smell those musty, outdated clothes. Here is the story of a way of the life which is past but should never be forgotten.« less