They Doubted His Pine Trees Until Nineteen Eighty Eight Proved Him Right

holding her hat against the wind.

“When it gets hard enough,” Tom said.

Frank gave him until harvest. Harvest came thin. Then came another extension. Then another warning. By 1985, Tom had sold twenty-three head of cattle to keep the bank quiet. Buck Harlan bought twelve of them at auction and made sure Tom knew it.

Emily stood beside him at the sale continue reading …