Waters Turpin born in Oxford Maryland. Died Baltimore, Maryland on November 19, 1968.
One of the under appreciated Black Authors in American History. His 1st Novel "The Low Grounds"
in 1937 was the forerunner of family history legacies such as Alex Haley's Roots .
Books by Waters Turpin; The Low Grounds 1937, O Canaan! 1939 and The Rootless 1957 (Self-publishes). The book "The Rootless" was a Altoona, Pennsylvania »