SYNOPSIS: Born into slavery on April 4, 1815, later set free with no prospects he created an entrepreneurial empire, fathered sixteen children, and won the forbearance, and respect, of the Louisiana white supremacists of his time. He broke into an industry that was never entended for a Freed Black Man to dominate. Nationally. Based on a true story, "The Horseman" is the story of the beginning and durability of family of the writer, inclusive of one-hundred, ninety-six years of life in America, up to today. The subject is the author's Great, great, great Grandfather. GENRE: Biography, Historical, Thriller, Other, Fiction, Based on a True Story