The Man the Woman the Prize

<i>The Man the Woman the Prize</i> takes itsprotagonist Jack Ridgell from the war-torn Hiirtgen Forest in Germany where he was wounded in late World War II through a stint at an English manor house-turned-rehabilitationcenter.<p>Upon his discharge and return to Florida he realizes that his late father's business as a citrus farmer is not going to be the fulfilling career he had hoped for. His company commander in the army had offered to assist him if he ever needs a hand up. He placesa telephone call to his former captain Walter Williams in Fort Worth Texas that paves the way for an exciting lifetime in the oil drilling business as well as an enticing romantic entanglement with the captain's daughter Martha Williams.<p><i>The Man the Woman the Prize</i> leads thereader through a myriad of plot twists and turns. En route it gives the reader an interesting glimpse into the life of an infantryman during the last conventionalwar followed by an enlightening journey through the challenges and triumphs of the oil and gas business in modern Texas.