The 1920's were a time of new inventions arriving almost daily. Electricity was coming from the city to the farm. The telephone was a wonder to behold! Tractors were doing the work of horses in the field and autos were replacing wagons and buggies. Bootleggers hauled their loads on the back roads and bank robbers tried for easy money in small towns. For an 8 year old boy it was a time of excitement and wonder. Follow the adventures of Noah Thorne as the modern age comes to the farm. Juvenile fiction: (Elementary, Middle Grade) novel about the advancement of technology in farming life in the early 20th century.