The Giants' Last Tear: A historical novel covering the battle over California's Old Growth forests

By Mitch Powers

In the era of junk bonds, Redwood Lumber Company, a centuries old family-run business, falls prey to takeover maverick Floyd Little. To pay off $800 million in debt, Little targets the company's Rivers Forest Complex loaded with Old Growth stands, home to the greatest amount of biomass per acre on the planet. The book's rich historical context brings to life the battle over California's redwood forests between environmental activists and pro-logging interests. Humboldt County, once the domain of Native Americans and extensive Old Growth tracts, finds a surviving voice in Johnny Williams, a passionate and visionary Yurok Indian. Mason Swift, friend to Williams but a field manager for RLC, must choose between his complacency and a growing conscience. In the process he meets Johnny's beautiful sister, Lavina, and the scoundrel known as the Razzman. Jasmine Hope, like Swift, has her ghosts to deal with while leading a cast of inspired activists in massive protests and monkey-wrenching activities. Her fate becomes intertwined with Swift's. The Giants' Last Tear, set in a majestic landscape, pits powerful corporate interests against nature and those who hold it sacred, ending in a dramatic confrontation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1505403081
• ISBN13: 9781505403084
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 556 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"