Spring 1849. Eli McCullough was only thirteen when Comanche Indians attacked his home in Texas, killed his mother and sister, and took him with them. Smart and brave, Eli got used to life among the Indians and soon became one of them. Neither white nor Indian, the boy was suspended between two civilizations, the passing and the advancing. He must find his place in a world where adventures and tragedies replace each other with kaleidoscopic speed. 1915. Peter McCullough is weighed down by a sense of guilt for what is happening around him, for the rage with which people are trying to chew out their place in the sun. He is the complete opposite of Eli, his father - he does not act, but contemplates and reflects. Peter came too early into this world, where only strength and pressure are valuable. Mid-20th century. Ginny McCullough is the heiress of the family, an unbending lady who runs the richest company in Texas with an iron fist, the head of a powerful oil empire. Her world is a world of cold calculation and rapid reactions to political news. But she doesn't feel like she belongs in this world. Through the story of one family, full of trials, passion, success, Philip Mayer unfolds the amazing story of Texas. An epic novel spanning more than a century, drenched in tears and blood, full of tenderness, adventure and courage.