River of Dreams

There's something about rivers that inspires dreams, especially one like Virginia's historic James River. Where dreams dwell, however, dark secrets and dashed hopes often lurk. Just ask Russell Curry, recently retired family doctor for Charles City County, Virginia--a land of plantations, patriotism, and poverty. The story Doc Curry finally permitted himself to reveal involves a colorful collection of local characters who once shared the same stretch of the James, though decidedly not the same dreams.