California Glory — Dana Fuller Ross

Desperate workers strike on railways and at coal mines as a nation shudders with the passions of men and women who demand a share of the American dream. Violence and tears touch every heart when the cities of America rock with the shouts of police and rioters, strikers and scabs. Where is honor in this strife-torn land? Where one hold family dares to raise its voice for freedom. fairness, and justice for all: THE HOLTS.

1893. Clouds with silver linings and bright futures may vanish in a family's ordeal and a nation's shame--unless the indomitable spirit of the Holt family can uphold a nation's promise, Starry-eyed, ambitious Tim Holt, son of Oregon Senator Toby Holt, has bought a failing San Francisco newspaper when he accepts the challenge of covering one last Illinois story: the great Pullman strike. Now terror and treachery may cost Tim Holt his newspaper and his life...and keep his father blind to the enemy who has charmed his way into the heart of Eulalia Holt, matriarch of the clan. And Peter Blake's daring may lead to ruin when his mother's fortune suddenly depends on a wild, high-stakes automobile race...in the unforgettable California Glory. Volume Four of THE HOLES: An American Dynasty