Robert Otts Belle is a heartwarming story about a young man who finds his fortune, only it turns out to be nothing like what he expected.----At the turn of the century in Texas many came to find a better life. Industry was beginning to boom -- the manufacture of railroads and automobiles was booming and anyone getting in on the ground floor of these miraculous means of transportation had a chance to find their fortune.----Jacob Newsome, a young energetic man begins his journey across country to do just that. Determined to get rich and prove himself, Jacob seeks to find financial backing to build one of the first new automobiles. What he finds along his journey is another kind of fortune -- a daughter, Belle and he never knew she existed.----Otts novel is filled with rich, believable characters, intricate and complex plotlines, and expertly captures the time period and a mans struggle and journey to find out whats really important in life.