Mary Gammill Cimarolli,
Hopkins County native and author

 

"The Bootlegger's Other Daughter"
To Appear at Sulphur Springs Public Library

 

by: Bobby McDonald

 

 

For those of you who have read Hopkins County native, Mary Cimarolli's book, The Bootlegger's Other Daughter, she needs no introduction, but for the sake of those who may have missed it, you are in for a real treat, on November 4th, when the Friends of the Sulphur Springs Public Library, bring her to town. Mary Gammill Cimarolli was born on a "hardscrabble" farm in the Seymour Community of Hopkins County and writes of her childhood and being reared in the Great Depression, in The Bootlegger's Other Daughter. She tells of the great sacrifices her family and other families in Hopkins County endured, when cotton "plummeted" to six cents a pound and there was no market for cattle. She recounts the life of her father and mother, her siblings, and the people of the community of which she was reared. She tells of going to school in the little two-room schoolhouse in Seymour, south of Sulphur Springs, and the "teasing" she and others felt, when their school consolidated with Sulphur Springs ISD.

Mary will be entertaining the audience at the Sulphur Springs Public Library from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m., on Thursday, November 4th, and will be promoting her latest book, Man of Grace: A Remembrance of Paul Wells Barrus. The book recounts the many acts of kindness and the full and active life of one of her professors, while attending East Texas State University. Cimarolli was charged with taking Barrus' letters, notes, and correspondence and writing this latest memoir, when Dr. Baccus, passed away.

 

 

 

"I personally knew Dr. Baccus and can't think of anyone who would be more compelling to write his memoir," expressed Markeda Fisher, of Sulphur Springs. "With her candid style, attention to detail, and relating to many of the experiences that she and Dr. Baccus shared, Mary was the perfect person to personify the life and legacy that Dr. Baccus left among this students and acquaintances!"

"I'm looking forward to hearing Mary's program and hear her tell about her remembrances of Dr. Baccus, after 'sifting through' his correspondence and notes," continued Fisher. "Anyone that has read Mary's first book, knows what a treat we are in for, on November 4th!"

If you have additional questions, you may contact Fisher at (903)348-3590.

 

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