Daryl P Brown

Brothers of the Wander Path: The Adventures of Shiner Dan and Young Remlap Poovey by Daryl P. and Linda R. Brown Shiner Dan and Remlap Poovey are two drifters traveling across the country, by rail and by foot. They become Brothers of the Wander Path and Knights of the Road as they travel along their way.. In over thirty years of adventures, they meet many interesting people, some famous and some just ordinary people, some kind-hearted and giving, other sneaky and low-down. Good or bad, all they meet influence their lives. Their adventures include hard times, moon shining, lost loves, revenge, Blues legions and true friendship.. "There's a lot to be said about the people you meet riding the rails. Every one of them has his or her own story. Sometimes they tell you their story and sometimes you get to be a part of their story, whether you want to or not." Daniel L. Martin aka Shiner Dan 1943

Boldo is a good place to raise a family. That's what Briscoe told Annie Mae in the 1890s when they moved back to Boldo after the Crane Wars in Coal County Tennessee. Briscoe, a well respected and much loved figure in the community of Boldo, has carried dark secrets from those times for the last fifty years. Now in 1946, as his grandson, James, moves to Boldo these secrets are sneaking out. Briscoe is in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Because of his memory lapses he often slips back to those times in his mind and says things that arouse James's curiosity. James is discouraged from seeking answers to his questions by family members but soon is obsessed with finding out what really happened all those years ago. Over the next eleven years, James grows physically, mentally, and spiritually, grounded in the basic life principles and deep-rooted faith taught to him by Briscoe. Despite Briscoe's declining mental state, James strives to understand the secrets of the past and learn why people say, "Briscoe was a hero" and "No matter what, your Pa was a good man."