Marshall Beaty became interested in writing about a time he spent as a child, adolescent, teenager in a small country town mainly supported by cattle ranches and the mining industr...view moreMarshall Beaty became interested in writing about a time he spent as a child, adolescent, teenager in a small country town mainly supported by cattle ranches and the mining industry. The periods of his experiences are from birth in 1944 to 1964. He is a novice writer, with this being his first novel. Currently, he is working on two other books that are forth coming.view less