Riley's Crossing

By Kathy McCoy

Book Overview

Riley's Crossing is the biography of Captain Thomas Mercer Riley who lived in the 19th and 20th centuries in south Alabama. a VETERAN OF THE WAR bETWEEN THE STATES, he returned home to a devastated homeland. Capt Tom went to work with his community to bring them out of the depts of depression. He succeeded beyond anyone's expectations while going against all the racial morales of his place and time. The private forbidden private life he led is also legendary in his home of Monroe County, also the home of Harper Lee and Truman Capote.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0615421288
• ISBN13: 9780615421285
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Self
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 16 years and up