Hard Times in the Hollow- The story of the Avery's, a farming family in Cattaraugus County, New York, and the struggles they endure through war, prohibition and the Great Depression. As their difficulties mount family matriarch Iris pushes the family to extremes in her quest to keep them together and their farm afloat. Her grandson, Adam, is at first an observer and then an unwilling participant. How far would one family go to ensure their survival?