This page and the ones that follow it serve to supplement the story of Crossing Charry Ridge. You will find here additional information and links on various passages in the book, as well as images, audio clips, and videos that add context and meaning to the story.
The pages under the label The Blue Ridge in the menu bar contain more general background information on the region where the story is set.
Epigraph (page vii)
The epigraph to the book is from Where Main Street Meets the River by Hodding Carter II. He was a Southern U.S. progressive journalist and author. Among other distinctions in his career, Carter was a Nieman Fellow and Pulitzer Prize winner.
Crossing Charry Ridge has five parts, each of which contains a number of smaller sections:
Suzann Albright 