To the River's End: A Thrilling Western Novel of the American Frontier

To the River's End follows Luke Ransom, who at eighteen answers a newspaper advertisement from the American Fur Company in St. Louis. The company seeks one hundred men to travel up the Missouri River to its source, hunting and trapping furs for one to three years. The journey exposes them to severe weather, wild animals, hunger, exhaustion, and attacks by the Blackfeet and Arikara tribes. Luke is among the few who survive. Five years later, in 1833, Luke has become an experienced trapper and hunter. The American Fur Company assigns him to the Rendezvous at Green River, which he considers may be his final job with the company. When he encounters a fellow trapper under attack by Indians, his life takes an unexpected turn. A new friendship forms, and Luke embarks on a dangerous new journey.