~ Facebook Special ~ If you are one of my Facebook Friends, I have copies of A Serpent Cherished  available for sale at my cost plus postage. That's $12.50 for a paperback and $21.50 for a hardback.  I'll also sign it for you, if you'd like. This book can be a unique gift for someone special who might enjoy this curious chapter in Mid-South history! Just send me a Facebook message!  A native of Helena, Arkansas, Ann Roscopf Allen graduated from Millsaps College with a B.A. in English and history and the University of Arkansas with an M.A. in English. She has taught writing at the University of Arkansas, Hampton University, the College of William and Mary, and Salisbury University. She lives with her husband and two children on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.