Publisher's Synopsis
Tent revivals, gypsy caravans, moonshiners, and snake handlers---all weave their way through the author's spitfire of a memoir. Running On Red Dog Road tells the unforgettable story of life, faith, and coming of age in WWII-era Appalachia.
Running On Red Dog Road is proof that truth is stranger than fiction, especially when it comes to life and faith in an Appalachian childhood.
Contents of this book:
1. I Come from Coal
2. Washed in the Blood
3. The Color of India Ink
4. Strung on Fine Wire
5. Forcing the Forsythia
6. A Hobo's Prayer
7. The Spirit is Willing
8. Only the Essence Remained
9. Mistook for a Haint
10. Most Call Me Tolly
11. Survivors Will Be Shot
12. A Handful of the Mountain
13. Lead a Horse to Water
14. A Gizzard on My Fork
15. Suffer the Little Children
16. The Flesh is Weak
17. Ladies Don't Sweat
18. Gypsy Skirt
19. Birds of a Feather
20. The Living and the Deaf
21. Lonely Hearts Club Man
22. There Be Dragons
23. Mr. Pursley's World
24. The River Ran Cold
25. The Mountain Fell Away
26 All the Bells Were Ringing
