Tumbleweeds

"Tumbleweeds" by Hal G. Evarts is a story set in the American West that explores the shift between the old ways and new settlement. The story features Joe Hinman, who remembers the past, and Donald Carver, a younger man figuring out how to live in a changing world. As they talk, Joe and Donald show how they feel differently about progress, wanting more, and what will happen to the frontier, especially when the Cherokee Strip opens up. The beginning of the book shows a longing for how things used to be in the West, even though changes are coming. Their talks kick off a story about struggles, dreams, and what it meant to be American as the country changed.