His dream was to build magnificent steamboats to ply the rivers of the
American frontier. But when Jean Talon began his journey westward, he
stumbled upon a deadly conspiracy involving a young woman's search to
find her missing brother, and a ruthless band of renegades. Led by the
brazen Baron Torville, this makeshift army of opportunists is plotting a
violent takeover of the Louisiana Territory. Jean swears to find a way
to stop this daring plan. If he doesn't, it will not only put an end to
all his dreams; it will change the course of history--and destroy the
promise of the American frontier.