Njoki McElroy

Running on Red Dog Road

History & Biography

“A competent historian could get the details right about mid-century Pentecostal Appalachian culture, but only Drema Hall Berkheimer could set us right in the middle of it. Through the eyes of a little girl who doesn’t miss a thing, we experience spicy stew in the gypsy camp, and creative avenues to intoxication, and river baptisms. If the child Drema’s observations could not always be shared with her grandparents, they are now shared with us. That will be to the delight of every reader. DR. DOUGLAS M. GROPP, member, International Team of Editors of the Dead Sea Scrolls; Academic Dean, Redeemer Seminary A sweet, whimsical, and often touching account of the author’s childhood during a kinder, gentler era. It triggered great nostalgia during my reading. DR. WILLIAM L. GROSE, retired NASA scientist and Assistant Director of Atmospheric Sciences, NASA Langley Research Center In this gem of a book, Drema digs deep into her memory pool to bring forth images of well-developed places, characters, and things. In this highly technological age, we need this story to understand how ordinary people survived, thrived, and endured.”