David Korban is a PhD student of archeology following in the footsteps of his famous father. David is invited to accompany an expedition led by his father to recover the long-lost Ark of Noah and return it to the states where an unusual museum is currently under construction; one backed by big money and with political overtones.The Mountain of Ararat is called Agri Dagh or "Mountain of Pain" by the local Armenian community whose history is richly intertwined in the Ark's history. Several locals are used by the recovery team as guides and David becomes close to two of them.The mountain scenes are exciting and breath-taking, the story full of plot turns and twists. The story of a worldwide flood permeates all of the peoples of the earth regardless of their backgrounds. Could the story really be true? If David, his father and the recovery team can get the Ark back to the states, it could change the way the world views much of history and the origins of humankind.