Indiana Author:N.C. Weyl Indiana, by N.C. Weyl, is an intimate and often unsettling view into the heart of middle America in the 1930s. In a community where poverty and racism are a sub-theme of existence, readers are introduced to Samantha (Sam), a child who witnesses a terrible crime and must decide between revealing the shooter?the kindly, slow-witted Mr. Purdy who a... more »cted out of a need to protect?or letting an innocent man?the brutal and racist father of the woman attacked?go to prison for a crime he did not commit. Thrown into the mix of this drama-based-on-reality is the role of the Ku Klux Klan, the attitudes toward intermarriage and mixed-race children, and one community?s ability to change with the times?or remain inert and provincial. This is a compelling story, told from the viewpoints of multiple characters?primarily innocent children forced to make courageous decisions?and how injustice and intolerance can affect a family?and an entire community.« less