In a Fevered Land — Irene Sandell

Lon Prather and his cousin Emory Campbell, determined to escape the drought and financial ruin of cotton farming, follow promises of money and adventure to the Texas oil field towns of Wink, Kilgore and Odessa. Irene Sandell captures the historical truth of boom-town life while weaving a complex and twisting plot of love and, hatred, hope and regret, poverty and power.