The Rucker Family Society Rucker Authored Books

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"Pig Projects and Profits" 
Coauthor H. J. Rucker, Instructor in Agricultural Education, University of Illinois.  
Copyright 1937.

Everything a boy or girl needs to know to raise prize swine for fun and profit.
"The Barney Years"
by John D. Rucker
Copyright NorthWord Press, 1992

 North Carolinian John Rucker's autobiographical account of a fourteen-year journey, accompanied by his Springer Spaniel.
"The Seventh Day Diet" 
Coauthor Christine J. Rucker, health educator.
Copyright Random House, 1991
"The Life of Joseph Rucker Lamar"
by Clarinda Pendleton Lamar
Copyright G.P. Putnam's Sons, The Knickerbocker Press, 1926

His line of descent:  Peter[1]; Thomas[2]; Cornelius[3]; John[4]; Joseph[5]; Mary[6] Rucker Lamar; Joseph[7] Rucker Lamar. His boyhood home is in Augusta, GA.
"The Toy Book"
by Gil Asakawa and Leland Rucker Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.  

Mr. Rucker was born in Kansas City, MO in 1947, and according to the authors' notes, was Entertainment Editor of the Colorado Daily as of 1986.  The ultimate book for baby boomers who want to relive the ephemeral joys of youth.
"Leadership A Manual on Conduct and Administration" 
William Colby Rucker, M.S., M.D., Dr.P.H.
Copyright The Macmillan Co., 1926

Dr. Rucker was Asst. Surgeon General, United States Public Health Service.  His line of descent:  Peter [1]; John [2]; John [3]; John [4]; Ahmed [5]; Ahmed [6] Harris; Hamline [7] Presley; William [8] Colby Rucker.
"Terry and the Obsolete Locomotive"
Mike Rucker, a Rucker Family Society member, has a series of Terry the Tractor books.  You can visit Terry on the web and see all the titles.
"The World's Greatest Magician" 
Fifteenth (Deluxe) Edition, Empire Copyright Publishing Company, 1938.

Black Herman was the stage name of an Amherst County, Va man, Benjamin Rucker. Pictured is the Fifteenth (Deluxe) Edition, Empire Publishing Company, 1938.  It includes fanciful accounts of his early life and travels, instructions for perfoming his magic tricks, a primer on the interpretation of dreams, and the secrets of astrology.
"The Meanest & Damnest Job"
by Mike Rucker

The story of one of Nathan Bedford Forrest's officers by a Rucker Family Society historian
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Nora Murphy
Author and Rucker Descendant
by her cousin Luke Mike

"The Favor"
"The New Mother"
by Nora Murphy

Nora Murphy graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a bachelor’s degree in operations management and information systems. She then attended The George Washington University School of Law receiving her Doctor of Law. She is a currently a practicing attorney. Her first novel titled “The Favor” came out with rave reviews in 2022. Her second novel “The New Mother” followed and she has another novel "Ours is a Tale of Murder" on the way. 

Nora Murphy’s Rucker Lineage is Nora7 Meador Murphy, Wayne6 Meador, Clarence5 Meador, Dora4 Rucker, John3 Harvey Rucker, Pleasant4 Rucker, Joshua3 Rucker, William2 Rucker, Peter1.