New York: Flatiron Books, (2018). First edition - A sprawling saga covering four generations of the author's family - from Appalachia to the open ranges of the West, from hardscrabble years, when they suffer through droughts, depression, and dust bowl years with tenacity, faith, and more than a bit of luck, and when their fortunes rise during the oil boom, their newfound wealth catapults them into a fleeting jet set lifestyle. It is a book which illuminates the history of Texas and the American experience. A book which show hows small twists of fate and nature, reminders of the capriciousness of life, where something as simple as a rain that doesn't come - or a weevil that does - can alter a family's fortunes forever. Notes. 369 pp.