Birthright is set in the South of today, where men, women and children live against a turbulent background of violent feelings, deep hatreds, old loyalties, new resolves. Peegram is a small wealthy handsome town . It sup[ports one big industry , the Royall Furniture Company.It has it's leading Family , The Erwins, one of whom is the minister of the most fashionable church in town, another of whom-Carrie-has made a fortune on the stock market and become the power behind all the thrones, the person who quietly efficiently ruthlessly controls everything and everyone. It has produced one hero-Harry Hibbard, all American football player and ace pilot in the war who married Carrie Erwin for love(the town insisted it was for her money) and was destroyed by her. You need to read the book to find out more.

Rogers, Lettie Hamlett