Vignettes of Jod - An American Story

The story of an American son born in the 30s, a fiery lad, the second of four brothers separated in an orphan home following the death of their mother and confinement of their father in Huntsville for life. When the promise the boys will be kept together is broken, his humiliation at feeling rejected by family turns to anger at those trying to rule his life and he evades adoption, running off at every opportunity. Sent to Clear Lake reformatory, he observes a condition he cannot accept and is more determined to be the authority governing his life. Encouraged by a friend who teaches him the skills for survival, he finally gets the opportunity to break free to survive on his own. Honing his skills in survival by observing those special people he meets along the way, his life is a unique adventure with his faithful companions, Little Red and Ranger, on the back roads and byways of America. In search of his place in the world, he lives with the hope of bringing four brothers together again one day.