One Man's Texas: From the Cotton Patch to the Oil Patch
By Janice Havard and Ron Westmoreland
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One Man's Texas is a rugged historical fiction novel about Jack Moore set in 1919 in the West Texas oil boomtown of Rola. A family saga, Jack and Liz Moore struggle to rear four children, 7-16, living out on the family cotton farm and then moving into town for Jack to become Rola's first marshal. When a wildcatter strikes oil on their once-worthless, red gumbo cotton field, the Moores gradually evolve from disbelief to a grasp of the reality of striking oil!The sudden disappearance of one son causes great family agony.Jack has the wildcatter, Buz, and their oldest son, Buddy, manage his business. Liz's passion for learning is realized through university scholarships honoring her teacher and friend, Martha Baker. Their children mature while successfully pursuing their varied interests.
Janice Havard
Ron Westmoreland, a Texan retired from Rockwell International, ranches in Caddo Mills training horses and roping calves. His four published books include: REMEMBER THAT OL' HORSE?, THE WILD HORSES OF HIDDEN VALLEY, I'M NOT DEAD YET, and SKIDBOOT, THE AMAZING DOG. Coming in 2007 is SKIDBOOT, THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES and FROG KNOT, TEXAS – POPULATION 200. Ron and his wife, Betty, married fifty-five years, have three children, eight granddaughters, and seven great grandchildren. Janice Havard, a Texan, resides in Plano where she retired from Plano schools as an elementary principal. She holds a doctorate in elementary education and educational psychology. Publications include "Allergies and Learning Disabilities" in the JOURNAL OF LEARNING DISABILITIES, A HISTORY OF PRACTICAL PARENT EDUCATION, and A HISTORY OF HENDRICK ACADEMY. Janice and Harold, married forty-nine years, have two sons and four grandchildren.
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