Let Them Eat Gold

<p>It is July of 1932 and farmers throughout the United States are desperate. Prices are plummeting and a drought is wreaking havoc causing the Midwest to tumble into a dark hole of misery with seemingly no way out. In the midst of this disaster Des Moines organizer Al Rieman arrives in Port City Iowa to initiate a radical organization of farmers. He decides to go undercover to search for thrashing work in hopes of convincing farmers to join together unionize and strike. With help from Lyle a local teen Al eventually secures work with farmer John Overholtz.</p> <p>As Al gathers farmers on his side and pulls together his master plan for a holiday that will block roads shrink food supplies and hopefully raise prices he and Lyle must deal with a rigid judge and his housekeeper; a hard-nosed landlord and her alcoholic husband; an ineffective sheriff and his bitter wife; and a colorful newspaper editor who plays all sides. As if that is not enough Al has an encounter with a beautiful young woman Helen who may change his plans for good.</p> <p>In this novel based on true events of the Great Depression an uprising comes to fruition that shocks America and changes history forever.</p>