First published 2016
Eli McCullough watches Comanche raiders sweep across the Texas plains in the nineteenth century, knowing his family's survival depends on claiming and keeping their piece of the vast frontier. The McCulloughs build their ranch through violence and determination, but each generation faces new threats to everything they've built. As the twentieth century brings oil discoveries beneath Texas soil, the family must navigate boom times that promise wealth but threaten their way of life. Sons and grandsons struggle with the weight of their ancestors' choices while fighting to preserve the land that defines them. The McCulloughs discover that honor and survival often demand terrible prices, and that the ground beneath their feet holds both their fortune and their ruin.
Genres: american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, american, 19th-century
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-legacy, generational-saga
Setting: Texas
Period: 19th Century, 20th Century
606 pages · Hardcover · Czwarta Strona
Content warnings: violence