In 1983 two Okies -- the hillbilly Cephis Hall and his partner Sid Love, a Choctaw Indian -- discovered a major dinosaur quarry inside a corporate waste holding pit near the Mountain Fork River in southeastern Oklahoma. It took the two amateurs almost four years to finish the dig and remove the articulated skeleton from the land owned by a powerful multi-national corporation. Thereafter, when the corporation and academia learned the value of their world-class dinosaur specimen, a fierce conflict ensued over rightful ownership and possession of the giant carnivorous beast, equivalent in size and ferocity to the mighty T.rex, but 50 million years older and much rarer. The struggle to save the decrepit bones and protect their vested interest in the Mountain Fork Monster propelled the two men on a long, arduous journey with horrendous consequences.

The two down-home naturalists fought against powerful forces at the apex of American institutional power -- the corporation, academia, the police, the courts, and even Oklahoma state legislature. As news of their discovery reached the outside world, the two men found themselves at the crossroads of science, politics, and religion. Their grueling battle to save the dinosaur represents one of the greatest victories and achievements in paleontological history. This Herculean adventure story narrates an amazing account of the two amateur paleontologists who defied the odds and won. This is a real-life, modern-day account of David Vs. Goliath struggle. Amateur paleontologists, rock hounds, naturalists, and those who favor the underdog or simply enjoy an amazing story will love this book.