A used vintage hardcover book in very good condition. Dust jacket has some wear. Cover in good condition. Pages are lightly discolored. No writing inside.
Returning from the war, Gregory Taylor surveyed the bleak ruins of Laurel, his plantation, and the small village of Crossroads. The sight that greeted Gregory was not a pretty one, but despair was not a Taylor characteristic. Under Gregory's hard-driving leadership, the town recovered and flourished and was renamed Laurelton in Gregory's honor. Gregory's son, Jonas, carried on after him and built Laurelton into a thriving industrial city.
As the years passed, Jonas saw all his plans for further building and expansion realized. But one thing marred his satisfaction. After a miscarriage and several stillbirths, his wife Charlotte gave birth to a frail and sickly son, Ames. Ames had none of the Taylor drive and vigor and was a great disappointment to Jonas.
