The Iron Orchard Near Fine 392 pages (vol 1) and

392 pages (vol 1) and 633 pages (vol 2)

plant and animal life in the Big Bend region

the life he lived including the 36 years he spent working for the State of Texas

hardcover books with no dust jackets

The Iron Orchard Near Fine 392 pages (vol 1) andThe story of a young man desperate to make a name for himself and chooses to do so in the Texas oil fields. Pendleton knew the oil fields. This is a vibrant yet sometimes brutal story of men who labored, sweated, lusted, and gambled their money and spirits. It is also a story of perseverance and love. The Iron Orchard shared the 1967 Texas Institute of Letters Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Work of Fiction along with Larry McMurtrys The Last Picture