Cranberry Red: A Novel

Contents

vii Contents Acknowledgments xi Part 1 1. Fred and Oscar 3 2. Lost Job 7 3. Beth Wesley 10 4. Local Agent Out 14 5. Shotgun Slogum 17 6. Visiting Shotgun 21 Part 2 7. Fred and Oscar 29 8. Phone Call 32 9. Dr. Sara Phillips 35 10. New Job? 42 11. Beth and Osborne University 45 12. Shotgun’s Advice 48 13. Conversation with Lars 51 14. Hailstorm 54 15. Cranberry Red 60 Part 3 16. Fred and Oscar 65 17. Brittani Stone 68 18. The Osborne Dream 72 19. Business Office 78 20. Fourth of July 82 21. Gunnar Godson 86 22. Farm Visit 92 23. Business of the Year 97 24. Ben and Brittani 99 Part 4 25. Fred and Oscar 105 26. RFD 108 27. Rules 110 28. Promoting RFD 114 29. RFD News 120 30. Celebration Planning 122 31. Ames County Fair 127 32. Cranberry Red Meeting 131 33. The Day After 138 34. Office Problems 143 35. Fish Survey 146 36. Fishing with Lars 149 37. Family Cookout 154 38. Celebration News 159 viii Contents ix Contents Part 5 39. Fred and Oscar 163 40. Harvest at Shotgun’s 166 41. Gunnar’s Discovery 173 42. Budget Shortfall 178 43. Paul and Gloria Mayer 181 44. Research Problem 186 45. RFD Collapses 191 46. Ben and Dr. Phillips 193 47. Healthy Always Cranberries 199 48. County Fair Eliminated 202 49. Beth Wins Osborne Award 208 Part 6 50. Fred and Oscar 215 51. Phillips and the Outreach Office 220 52. Chris Martin 225 53. Secret Meeting 230 54. Teaching Strategies 235 55. Gunnar’s Research 239 56. Brittani and Chris 241 57. Two Faces of Osborne 246 Part 7 58. Fred and Oscar 253 59. Queen Selection 255 60. Ups and Downs 263 61. Cranberry One-Fifty 269 62. Celebration Continues 277 63. Anonymous Letter 284 64. Gus and the Tamarack River 290 65. Ben and Shotgun Slogum 293 66. Ira Osborne Commemorative Park 298 67. Fallout 304 Afterword 307 Author’s Note 311 x Contents ...