The tumultuous times of America's first oil strike in 1859-Pennsylvania are portrayed through this historical fiction. In 1861 when an accident triggers drastic changes for a family located at the heart of the oil excitement, eighteen-year-old Elias joins the North Western Pennsylvania rifle unit, the Bucktails that plunges into combat. He leaves his younger brother, Luke to cope with the challenges created by the dangers of rough-and-ready oil...