January 1905 Will Patton in the nation at large

in the nation at large

they're fighting for their lives

from governmental institutions to the public itself

Written by best-selling authors Al Kelley and Ira Pohl

January 1905 Will Patton in the nation at largeThe winter has been a tough one for Pauline and Arlene's family. Though only eleven, the twin girls are old in too many They know what it is to work to exhaustion, to be hamstrung by longing, to be blind with hate. Pauline labors from dawn to dusk alongside the other members of her family at the local cotton mill, and wishes she could stay home like her sister. Meanwhile, crippled Arlene takes care of all the housework and cooking, dreaming of one day