The Snake River defined the destiny of those few adventurers crazy and wild enough to take her on. Join a son of Ireland for the ride of a lifetime. Those who followed the treacherous, sidewinding course of the Snake were carried to some of the most beautiful country on earth, the untouched Pacific Northwest. Flare O'Flaherty-son of Ireland, mountain trapper, and gambler-agrees to lead a group of missionaries downriver to the remote headquarters of the mighty Hudson's Bay Company. Along the way he faces the greatest challenge of a wandering man's lifetime in the form of Margaret Jewell, an extraordinary woman who teaches Indian children. He also meets a young Shoshone, Sima, in search of the white father he never knew. Together they find their destiny along the mighty river that bears the shape of a serpent and holds the promise of home. Reviews Win Blevins brings the mountain men to life in all their toughness, their wildness, and their glory." --A. B. Guthrie, Jr., author of The Way West "Win Blevins has a terrific sense grand landscape of the West, and the grand characters who lived in it." -- Edward Abbey, author of The Monkey Wrench Gang and Desert Solitaire.