Crowing Tom: The Adventures of an Imperfect Hero of Post-Civil War Virginia and North Carolina

For Crowing Tom Joyce, life had always been tragically complicated. From his marital problems to his habit of excessively drinking, he certainly had a troubling past. And despite being born into a well-off family, he found little comfort in adulthood. But in his old age when he saw an opportunity to amend his ways and unite his family, he faced his most challenging obstacle yet. To find redemption, and a renewed sense of purpose, however, he had to move back to Virginia, and face an old nemesis. But can Crowing Tom succeed where he failed before? And can he survive the troubles that were to come?