About the Author

Danny Lee and Suzanne Rayfield Chilton spent their childhood in Shannon County Missouri and returned in 2004 upon retirement from careers in civil engineering and information systems. With their sons, Mark and Stephen, they resided in Illinois, Tennessee, and Missouri. "Blue and Gray Cross Current" is their first novel. In 1818, their ancestors were among the first to homestead in the Ozark Mountains, a forested land of spring-fed clear waters frequented earlier by Native Americans such as Shawnee, Delaware, and Osage. Ozark National Scenic Riverways spans the former river-bottom farms along Jacks Fork and Current River. Abundant in natural beauty and wildlife, more than a million tourists visit the area each year. Visit www.blueandgraycrosscurrent.com for photographs of people and places, genealogy, and cultural heritage studies as our research continues.