Logline:

After losing their loved ones, Eula Seeley and “half-breed,” Jack Rivers, fight tragic odds to survive deceit and betrayal, greed and violence in the wild 1870’s, finding each other in the process. The action takes place in Raven’s Bend, a boomtown in Calaveras County*, where death in the mining camps, the brothels, and even the child-birthing bed challenge men and women, alike, to stay alive.

KEY THEMES AND IDEAS: Women’s Lives during the Gold Rush, American Indian (MiWuk) Lives during the Gold Rush, Chinese and African American Social Positions, “Passing,” and Assimilation.

*The Spanish word “calaveras” means "skulls." Calaveras County takes its name from the Calaveras River which was reportedly so designated by Spanish explorer Gabriel Moraga.