Author’s Note
Although the towns of Reserve, Louisiana and Junction, Texas physically exist on a map, (as do many of the landmarks) my descriptions of both towns and the characters inhabiting them are fictional.
Additionally, while I did extensive research into the Voodun religion, the passages which contain elements of voodoo are not meant to give a true or accurate representation of the voodoo ceremony. I took many liberties in the narrative and these scenes are fictitious as well. If you find the topic interesting and would like to read a more realistic account, I recommend Tell My Horse by Zora Neale Hurston and The Serpent and the Rainbow by Wade Davis.
A five year drought really did hit Junction, Texas in the early 1950’s. Carlton Fisk did hit a homerun (off the left field pole) in the twelfth inning, game six of the 1975 World Series. The baseball from that game sold at auction in 1999 to a private collector. (It went for $113, 000.)
Excerpts from game 6 of the 1975 World Series from Wikipedia.
Table of Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-One
Chapter Forty-Two
Chapter Forty-Three
Chapter Forty-Four
Chapter Forty-Five
Chapter Forty-Six
Chapter Forty-Seven
Chapter Forty-Eight
Chapter Forty-Nine
Chapter Fifty
Chapter Fifty-One
Chapter Fifty-Two
Chapter Fifty-Three
Chapter Fifty-Four
Chapter Fifty-Five
Chapter Fifty-Six
Chapter Fifty-Seven
Chapter Fifty-Eight
Chapter Fifty-Nine
Chapter Sixty
Chapter Sixty-One
Chapter Sixty-Two
Epilogue
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