Phillip Osborne

Amid the Maples Phillip Osborne

Paulwas born in '37, the son of Maple City's first illegitimate child.¿ Because of his father's illegitimacy, theelitists in his hometown shun him.¿Although brilliant, his childhood was miserable and worsens whenalcoholism claims his father.¿ A secondfather image teaches Paul to box and run distance.¿ Sports earn him respectability and theenduring friendship of a black athlete, John.¿He finds love.¿ Paul has foundhappiness, but his family's history haunts him. Heattacks a pedophile for molesting his sister.¿After his crime is discovered, he is forced into the military atseventeen.¿ In the military, he learnshis biological grandfather owns a cattle ranch in Montana.¿ After fouryears, Paul is discharged.¿ Unable to returnto Maple City,he finds his grandfather.¿ Afterinheriting the ranch and a fortune, he marries.¿Now, Paul can return to Maple City and avenge his family's persecutors.¿