John Fox Jr. was an American journalist, novelist, and short story writer. Many of his works reflected the naturalist style, his childhood in Kentucky's Bluegrass region, and his life among the coal miners of Big Stone Gap, Virginia. Many of his novels were historical romances or period dramas set in that region.

This book contains:

- On Hell-Fer-Sartain Creek.

- Through The Gap.

- A Trick O' Trade.

- Grayson's Baby.

- Courtin' On Cutshin.

- The Message In The Sand.

- The Senator's Last Trade.