{"product_id":"book-fkrl","title":"The Iron Orchard","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1966 under the pen name Tom Pendleton, \u003cem\u003eThe Iron Orchard \u003c\/em\u003egarnered a cult following for its authentic representation of the people and business of the Texas and American Southwest oil fields. Now available as an audio book, \u003cem\u003eThe Iron Orchard\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a young Texan, Jim McNeely, who is desperate to make a name for himself in the oil fields of Texas. Told from the inside by a man who knew the oil fields intimately, it is a vibrant, brutal story of the men who labored, sweated, lusted, and gambled their money and spirits to pump oil out of the earth. It is the adventure of violent men among other violent men. And it is the story of perseverance and love in the midst of one of America's most dramatic industries.\u003cem\u003e The Iron Orchard\u003c\/em\u003e is magnificent and memorable reading.\u003cem\u003eThe Iron Orchard \u003c\/em\u003ewas a co-winner of the 1967 Texas Institute of Letters Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Work of Fiction along with Larry McMurtry's \u003cem\u003eThe Last Picture Show\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eThe Iron Orchard \u003c\/em\u003efilm premiered at the 2018 Dallas International Film Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49438013456688,"sku":"BDfkrl","price":19.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/fkrl-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773415859","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-fkrl","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}