This book is a memoir about the life of Robert Baylor Metcalfe who journeyed West during the gold rush to stake his claim and his experiences as an Indian Agent in Oregon.

This is a tale about a student and professor who discover the dark truth about a prominent author of the 1800s. The closer they come to exposing the lies and deceptions about his life, the more they become a target by a few who will stop at nothing to preserve the family name.