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East 52 : A Multi-Genre Work Chronicling One Man’S Final Journey, M. Joseph Jarrett
East 52 : A Multi-Genre Work Chronicling One Man’S Final Journey, M. Joseph Jarrett
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Middle-aged Michael Coogan heads east on US Route 52 through the area known as "Creed County" (a combination of Mercer Co, WV and Bland Co, VA), returning home to "bury" his father, although the man has been in the ground for several months. After a near fatal accident, Michael sees historical markers often revealing two stories: the typical history and the "unknown" history—a description of a fateful event that occurred in or near the locale described. Upon learning of these second histories, he visualizes the events surrounding the unknown facts related to him on the "reverse" markers. These stories trigger …