While attending a rendezvous of trappers and fur traders, King's freedom is threatened when he is accused of murdering several men for their money. With the help of Shakespeare McNair, Nate has to prove his innocence.
The Rocky Mountains are an immense, unsettled region through which few white men dare to travel. Only courageous mountain men like Nathaniel King are willing to risk the unknown dangers for the freedom the wilderness offers. Original.