This book contains a cavalcade of characters in a flurry of situations. It begins with the history of the Western Reserve, a land that the forefathers of our nation first looked to settle after the Revolutionary War was over and the U.S. Constitution was drafted. Bearing a motley pedigree, Harry OaDay struggles as the first son of an impoverished, dysfunctional family in the town of Madisonville, inside this territory in the twenty-first century. Harry overcomes the sting of his many heartaches, setbacks, and mistakes, after he finds wisdom, and learn some lessons at the state university. Frank, serious, intense, light-hearted, sardonic, uplifting, and ultimately, satisfying to the end, this novel is for the adventurous reader looking for something new, original, and unique.