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Fact and Fiction

Crane Ridge, MD is a fictional town. I tried to stay faithful through research and interviews to life and times on Maryland’s Eastern Shore in the 1960s. The lynching of Matthew Williams described in Chapter 33 was a real event, occurring in Salisbury, MD in 1931. I obtained the details from Wicomico County History, Peninsula Press, Salisbury, MD (57).

Darien, GA is a real town, quaint and picturesque. I took some liberties with establishments and street names, while attempting to maintain the geographic characteristics of the mid-1960s. Cat Head Creek and the Butler Plantation are real. The depiction of practices of the Church of God with Signs Following is based on research.

Incidents similar to the broken-bat episode in chapter 12 have actually occurred in the major leagues. Most recently in Game 4 of the American League playoffs of 2012, pitcher Joba Chamberlain was forced to leave the game when a broken bat at the start of the 12th inning smashed into his elbow in the Yankees’ 2-1 loss in 13 innings to the Baltimore Orioles.