In a message dated 99-01-21 10:53:34 EST, wagii@hotmail.com writes: << According to the Introduction, written by E.B. Crisman, of this book, "the story is founded on facts in the youth and early manhood of the author's father". >> Hi Bill, As I recall, Judge Nathan Green was a farmer in Amelia County, VA. and did not start to practice law untill he and his brother had moved to Tennessee, and only then when a neighbor insisted that Nathan Green represent him in a famous law suit. Nathan Green won the suit and became a famous lawyer. Sorry, but the names in the book do not ring a bell. Tom Green