Gus is a recovering drug addict who has devoted his life to helping people with addictions. Jay is the son of an itinerant Floridian farm couple that rose from proverty during the Depression. A fateful encounter between these men leads to an alliance between their two powerful foundations, and forever links their families in bonds of friendship and of charitable endeavor. "Inherited Journey is the sequel to Lowell Teal's "Bath Pond" and "Fortunes Crossing," concluding his series of Bath Pond books - stories of great good arising when basic human qualities of determination and decency combine for powerful effect at both an individual and a communal level. These books provide inspiring examples of the most fundamental things we can all do to make the world a better place.