In the remote Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, the sheriff of Jackson County, way back around 1917, had just two words when someone was needed to restore law and order - "get Rufus!“ - and Rufus would come a ridin' into Sylva, the county seat, on his female mule, Fred, and then the fur would fly and the bad guys get their comeuppance. ”A delight, dishing up charm, adventure, and a delightful mountain flavor, all at the same time. Bob Terrell knows his way around a story - and there's a female mule named Fred that you're going to lose your heart to." - Mike Resnick

In the remote Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, the sheriff of Jackson County, way back around 1917, had just two words when someone was needed to restore law and order - “get Rufus ” - and Rufus would come a ridin' into Sylva, the county seat, on his female mule, Fred, and then the fur would fly and the bad guys get their comeuppance. "A delight, dishing up charm, adventure, and a delightful mountain flavor, all at the same time. Bob Terrell knows his way around a story - and there's a female mule named Fred that you're going to lose your heart to." - Mike Resnick

Terrell has been a lifelong connoisseur of quartet singing, and as a professional writer for more than fifty years he has approached gospel music with the attention of one who wants to preserve its tradition. He is a leading historian of Asheville and the mountains of North Carolina.