Above Snakes vividly brings to life the little known story of the Utter-Van Orman wagon train and the deadliest events in the history of the Oregon Trail.
Old Man Munson is afraid he'll never leave Fort Hall. It's too late to expect another wagon train; the soldiers are packing up and leaving it to the Indians already gathering there for the winter. Worn out from months on the trail, his wagon destroyed and his provisions lost, Munson is about to give up hope.
Thirteen-year old Emeline Trimble is also losing hope. Her stepfather is an incompetent wagon master and she's worried they...
Above Snakes vividly brings to life the little known story of the Utter-Van Orman wagon train and the deadliest events in the history of the Oregon...
Paroled from federal prison, Rusty Ranahan runs from one troubled past right into another when she returns to her embittered father's Eastern Oregon ranch. Exiled to a remote miner's shack, she rekindles her taste for whiskey and turmoil as things increasingly spiral out of control for Rusty and the abused horse she's supposed to break. Both are hell-bent on self-destruction, until the unexpected wisdom of a mysterious old stable hand offers to change their course. But first they have to confront their deepest fears. Set in the final days of the twentieth century against a rugged, high desert...
Paroled from federal prison, Rusty Ranahan runs from one troubled past right into another when she returns to her embittered father's Eastern Oregon r...
