The Man Inside the Mountain
Mays, Suzanne
The Man Inside the Mountain is the fictional story of Essie Bell, a woman
living on her farm in rural West Virginia in the last few months of the
Civil War. Her only son has been presumed dead by the Union Army,
but late nights, she studies his picture. She believes that somehow,
he is okay. Essie's farm is her salvation while she waits for news of her
son. She grows a big garden, raises chickens, and bakes bread to sell
in town. When ...