Boom town boy

Description:

Set in the 1920s in Oklahoma at the height of the oil boom, Orvie Robinson's grandfather strikes it rich when oil is found on his land. He teaches the family a lesson in values when he gives them money and they spend it recklessly. Eventually the Robinsons miss the work of the farm and learn to value both hard work and money.

subjects: Children's fiction,  Country life, fiction,  Oklahoma, fiction

Places: Oklahoma

Times: 1920