From the publisher: The world turns its attention to Creswell

It’s hard to predict when something truly historic might happen, or where.

Sometimes, even a small, rural community might touch the white-hot glow of an international spotlight. And, indeed, Creswell has a starring role in the biggest, ongoing geo-political story in the world. 

In 2000, while working for a paper in Florence, Ala., a small town in the northwest part of the state better known for its sister cities Muscle Shoals and Tuscumbia (Helen Keller’s…