The year is 1934. Economic turbulence rocks the country. And record drought dries up crops, along with the spirits of every farmer south of the Mason-Dixon. Yet for sixteen-year-old Mick McLaren, life is good as he takes to the open road to chase his dream of being a musician. Riding boxcars, hitchhiking, walking and driving his way across Depression Era Texas, he finds not only himself, but the love of a girl from Dallas named Margaret. Along the way, they befriend Cowboy Larson, a Delta Blues guitarist. Together the three teens, from three very different worlds, come of age as their life-changing journey carries them through killer dust storms, extreme poverty, and the unprecedented gangster activity of the Dirty Thirties.
| Author: Gina Hooten Popp |
| Publisher: Ghp Books |
| Publication Date: Nov 12, 2017 |
| Number of Pages: 308 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 0997955856 |
| ISBN-13: 9780997955859 |
