Complex sentence: To circumvent Eli, Plainview manipulates Eli's father into agreeing to the bargain price instead, and goes on to acquire the available land in the area, except for one holdout, William Bandy (Howes).
Split into simpler sentences: To circumvent Eli, Plainview manipulates Eli's father into agreeing to the bargain price instead. Plainview goes on to acquire all the available land in the area, except for one holdout, William Bandy (Howes).