Whew! What a book! I've just finished Mountaineers' Honor. How did John ever get so much information, so many characters into it? I never knew that every wide place in the road had skirmishes or battles. It must've been terrible. I've never read that much about the Civil War, and never heard much said about it. John must've done a whopping amount of research! A family farming on an island in the middle of the Kanawha River is amazing. John needs to keep up the good work!Sibyl Jean Jarvis PischkeAuthor of "The Legend of Mammy Jane"