Ship Ride Down the Spring Branch and Other Stories

by Jess Carr

Book by Carr, Jess

199 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

A native of southwest Virginia, Jess Carr lived and worked among the mountain people most of his life. He was a graduate of Coyne Technical School in Chicago, and served with the Marine Corps during the Korean War. Before be began his full-time writing career, Mr. Carr held a variety of jobs including country store-keeper, part-time barber, lumberjack, and president of a commercial printing firm.