Dorotha, A Mostly True Story

Dorotha grows up on a bustling farm, reading books every possible moment she can steal away from chores. Her farm lies just outside Decker, Indiana, population 468, a few miles north of the Mason-Dixon line. It is Raintree County land, where religious revivals bring snake healing as well as a few snake oil salesmen like Elmer Gantry. Decker is also located smack dab in the middle of tens of thousa...