The black soil, backwater wilderness of Tennessee’s Northwest corner, the floodplain of the Mississippi between Reelfoot Lake and the River was home to Will Cook. This fertile agricultural delta land, in the early twentieth century, was inhabited by dirt poor sharecroppers white & black, nightriders, and wealthy feudal landlords. As one of the sharecroppers, Will Cook’s life was always tough, and sometimes violent. As Frank Cook tells the tale of this gritty American frontier land through the experiences of his forebear, you can taste the dirt, the soil that spawned it. – Jim Emison, November 2, 2017
ONE OF THE BEST HUMAN INTEREST STORIES I HAVE READ IN A VERY LONG TIME. – Arline Orr, April 10, 2018
I found this book to be very enjoyable reading as it regularly transitioned from issues of regional interest to items and issues of local interest. As a native Tennessean the description of the life and influences on Mr. Cook were very much in line with my own roots. A very good read. I look forward to Frank’s next book. – Amazon customer, September 30, 2018
