Juniper Town

Juniper Town Is The Story Of A Small High Desert 1950S Town That Parallels The Growth Of Young Steve White With The Mission Of Two Influential Men From The East Robert Pruitt A Banker And Axel Baker An Attorney. During His School Years Young Steve Experiences A Bullying Nemesis A Secret Puppy Love For The Girl Next Door A Cold-Hearted Mother Who Loves His Older Brother More A Friend Tormented By The Abuse Of A Priest Angst About The Russians And Nuclear War And Average Grades And Talents Amidst The Backdrop Of This Nostalgic Quintessential American Era. Likewise Pruitt And Baker Pursue Their Task Sponsored By A Powerful Quasi-Secret Society From The East To Establish Effective Yet Subtle Control Of The Town’S Economy And Credit Press Labor Force And Politics In A Seamless Conspiracy Of Manipulation. Opposing Them Is The Owner Of The Local Lumber Mill J. T. Holbrook Heretofore The Town’S Most Powerful Wealthy And Influential Citizen And Conn Sol A Mysterious New Realtor In Town Some People Refer To As ‘Ameran’ An Allegedly Non-Human Race Which Possesses Unusual Physical And Emotional Strengths. Juniper Town Develops Through The Interaction Of Steve White And His Young Friends: Dred Sol Conn Sol’S Ameran Son; Bill Bone Steve’S Life-Long Nemesis; Darlene Dickinson Steve’S Unfulfilled Love; Jackie Robinson Steve’S Disillusioned Negro Friend; Kenny Young The Abused Altar Boy; Gary Sanders The Loud Mouth Wise Guy; With The Adult Players In The Story: Robert Pruitt And Axel Baker Co-Conspirators Who Install Local Nice Guy Marion Strutt As Their Lackey Mayor; J. T. Holbrook The Lumber King Knocked Down To Size By Blackmail; Conn Sol The Ameran Operator Whose Task Is To Derail Pruitt And Baker; Virl Saeger Steve’S Cowboy Friend And Mentor; Skip Sanders Shady Lumber Salesman At The Mill; Mary White Steve’S Mother Who Struggles To Endure The Death Of Her Oldest Son Chuck In Korea; The Negro Robinsons And Crowes The Only Colored People In The County; Father Huber The Abusive Associate Pastor Of The Local Catholic Church; And Lowell Simmons The Compromised Editor Of The Banner. As The Characters Endure The Difficult Episodes Of The Landing Of An Alien Spacecraft Near Town A Discrimination Lawsuit By The Negro Families Against The Town Realtors The 1957 Flu Pandemic Two Strikes At The Mill Adultery And Betrayal Baker’S Secret Homosexuality Teen Pregnancy And Abortion Blackmail And Political Payoffs The Unique Features Of Small Town Life And Teen Shenanigans Provide A Singular Setting For The Ten-Year Plot Of The Story.