Rita Ownby Holcomb

Heaven's Promise Rita Ownby Holcomb

The Civil War left Eli's beloved Tennessee war ravaged. Starving and without hope, he began to envision a new promised land. After years of planning and numerous journeys, his family settled in Texas. Would this new homeland fulfill his hopes or would it prove to be another broken dream? Read the conclusion of the A Twist of Tobacco series in Heaven's Promise. Years of planning and treacherous journeys by wagon and exhausting railroad car, finally aid Watt and Lizzie in fulfilling their Fathers' dream of settling the family in North Texas. But, does Texas hold the promise of security and prosperity for the ever increasing Ownby clan. The nation moves into a new century with the promise of peace and progress. The children of the Civil War survivors are torn between honoring their parents past and taking advantage of the industrial progress of the 20th century. And for Lizzie peace never prevails but love does.