Sometimes a Great notion is a book about about the Stamper family. A tough crew who keeps getting pushed west by

the youngest Stamper's whim after looking out the window. Finally they can not go any further west than a raging river on Oregon coast. Hank and the Father run a Logging operation against all odds to unionize

Great characters Biggie Newton and Finally the youngest son Leland returns after his drug lab exploded.

Hank and Leland fight over a Woman and Leland grows up