The Conquest

Born on a small farm near Cairo, Illinois, one of 13 children, Oscar Devereaux leaves home to work in the stockyards. After saving $2,500, Devereaux goes to South Dakota and buys land. He plows and sows and sweats, and by the age of 25 has reaped an estate worth $20,000. This novel portrays the aspirations and struggles of a black homesteader.