Book Description

The Doans May picnic has been celebrated annually since 1885, making it the oldest continuing celebration of its kind in Texas. The location is near a famous cattle crossing at the Red River, which separates north Texas from southern Oklahoma. The fictional main character, MaeDeen Wheatley, is the daughter of a tenant farmer, who represents many of his kind at the turn of the century and for years afterward. Events in the lives of the Wheatley family accurately depict the highlights and hardships of similar families during the early part of the 20th century.