Amid the Maples

Paul Was Born In '37 The Son Of Maple City'S First Illegit-I-Mate Child. Because Of His Father'S Illegitimacy The Elitists In His Hometown Shun Him. Although Brilliant His Childhood Was Miserable And Worsens When Alcoholism Claims His Father. A Second Father Image Teaches Paul To Box And Run Distance. Sports Earn Him Respectability And The Enduring Friendship Of A Black Athlete John. He Finds Love. Paul Has Found Happiness But His Family'S History Haunts Him. He Attacks A Pedophile For Molesting His Sister. After His Crime Is Dis-Covered He Is Forced Into The Military At Seventeen. In The Military He Learns His Bio-Logi-Cal Grand-Father Owns A Cattle Ranch In Montana. After Four Years Paul Is Discharged. Unable To Re-Turn To Maple City He Finds His Grand-Father. After Inheriting The Ranch And A Fortune He Marries. Now Paul Can Return To Maple City And Avenge His Family'S Persecutors.