Publisher's Synopsis
Lost in a rain-drenched cornfield with the Civil War only moments behind, a lone soldier stumbles across a priceless piece of metal in the shape of a hand-hammered horseshoe. When a sudden shot rings out, the mineral becomes a part of history that influences the lives of every one it comes into contact with over many years. Lost in a poker game at the infamous House of the Rising Sun in New Orleans, up the Mississippi River to St. Louis in a steamboat, and in a mine accident, the horseshoe also is involved in a train wreck and bank robbery that claim the lives of two recipients. Northward to South Dakota, it culminates in the last cattle drive into Minnesota, where cattle rustlers intrude. This adventure through history knows no bounds or destiny as the lives of those who are touched by the horseshoe realize its importance and how they are inextricably woven together throughout all timea]
