▁selected ▁by ▁Cho ice ▁magazine ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Library ▁Association ▁as ▁an ▁Academ ic ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁He ▁received ▁Author ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Award ▁for ▁Wrest lin ’ ▁Jacob ▁from ▁the ▁old ▁D ix ie ▁Council ▁of ▁Auth ors ▁and ▁Journal ists . ▁Our ▁Southern ▁Z ion ▁received ▁the ▁Francis ▁Mak em ie ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Historical ▁Society ▁for ▁“ the ▁most ▁out standing ▁published ▁book - length ▁contribution ▁to ▁American ▁Pres by ter ian ▁or ▁Re formed ▁history .” ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Press ▁published ▁his ▁To ▁Count ▁Our ▁Days : ▁A ▁History ▁of ▁Columbia ▁The ological ▁Sem inary . ▁ ▁D well ing ▁Place ▁( 2 0 0 5 ) ▁His ▁book ▁D well ing ▁Place : ▁A ▁Plant ation ▁Ep ic ▁( 2 0 0 5 , ▁Y ale ▁University ▁Press ) ▁is ▁an ▁" up st airs - down st airs " ▁history ▁of ▁a ▁white , ▁slave - ow ing ▁family ▁and ▁of ▁a ▁black ▁ens la ved ▁family ▁over ▁four ▁gener ations . ▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁white ▁family ▁was ▁a ▁Pres by ter ian ▁minister , ▁Charles ▁Col cock ▁Jones , ▁who ▁became ▁known ▁among ▁whites ▁as ▁the ▁“ A post le ▁to ▁the ▁Neg ro ▁S la ves ” ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁among ▁the ▁Gul lah - spe aking ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁Georgia ▁low country ▁and ▁his ▁advoc acy ▁of ▁hum ane ▁treatment ▁of ▁slaves . ▁The ▁focus ▁of ▁the