Chinook's Farewell is an exhilarating tale of life in Nugget Valley, a mining community nestled in the rugged mountains of the west. The story line follows, Chinook Swindle, a scalawag whose years are dwindling and Mitch Gainer, a young boy trapped in a dysfunctional family from the years after the Second World War to the middle 1950's. The unique plot offers a rollicking ride through the bustling mining culture moving through psychological and physical crises culminating in a dramatic conclusion.