Hillbilly Godfather

Power in the hills moves differently.

It does not announce itself. It waits. It watches. It chooses.

When Ben is asked as a teenager to stand as godfather to his cousin's unborn child, he does not yet understand what that title will demand. Through the years - from reckless youth to college awakenings, from grief in hospital hallways to quiet alliances with lawmen and soldiers - he learns that authority is not taken in a single act. It is accumulated, guarded, and passed on.

Hillbilly Godfathe...