THE CROSSING

<p>The Crossing</p><p>A True Story of Survival Mystery and Grace on the Mississippi</p><p>On a reckless dare fourteen-year-old Paul Manz dives into the mighty Mississippi-and vanishes. Swept nearly twenty-three miles downriver he survives a harrowing night of near-drowning injury and fear. When he awakens on the east bank it's beside a fire tended by a stranger named Robottom-a man who offers warmth food and comfort. But by morning Robottom is gone. So is the fire. And no one believes the man ever existed.</p><p>Set in 1950s Louisiana The Crossing is a heartfelt true story about courage grief and an inexplicable encounter that left behind only one undeniable clue: a single fish bone found lodged in Paul's cheek.</p><p>A story passed down from father to son-told with honesty wit and Southern soul.</p>