They finally did it. They blew up all those bombs and otherdestructive devices, and in the process broke the lines of time and space. This new world developed new cultures and they have their problems and dreams.

Donald MacDonald wed Molly Poole, daughter of an itinerant Irish peddler, much to the disgust of his family. He is disinherited by his father and sent to the wilds of the Oregon Coast Range to build a farm in a broad, lovely valley. There is just one problem: the valley is filled with great trees that must be removed to create the farm. Since the trees are much too large to burn, they are split and sawed into lumber and hauled away. The sale of the lumber adds to the wealth of the couple as the years pass. The MacDonalds have nine sons. The first has dark hair after his father. The rest have...

Donald and Molly MacDonald clear a valley deep in the Oregon Coast Range. in doing so, they must remove the trees that fill the valley. The trees are felled, split or sawed into lumber and shipped out of the valley. As the years pass, their family grows, nine sons. Many notable characters populate the valley and the town that grows there. Mills are raised and a great timber empire emerges. All the sons become a part of the growing empire and direct portions of its operations. They marry and have families that enrich the lives of Donald and Molly.

Donald MacDonald, son of Donald MacDonald weds Molly Poole, daughter of Paddy (Padraig) Poole, an itinerant peddler, much to the disgust of the town and his family. His father virtually disinherits him, giving him a loaded wagon, two mules, a cow in calf, an awkward blue roan, a dog, a pouch of gold coins and the rights to a claim in the distant Oregon Coast Range. Donald and Molly can either work the claim or take the gold and move out of the county. They choose to stay and build a farm, cutting back the great trees that fill the valley. In so doing, they must have nelp and many come, some...