"When 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, he doesn't expect to face the greatest challenge of a wandering man's lifetime in the form of the Snake River. Accompanied by Margaret Jewell and Shoshone Sima, Flare searches for his destiny along the mighty river that bears the shape of a serpent--and holds the promise of home."-- Amazon.