Set in a logging town on the lawless Pacific coast of Washington State at the turn of the twentieth century, this spell-binding novel tells the story of the Ellstrom family and the violent social and historical forces that tear them apart-- In Washington State at the turn of the 20th century, the reckless Duncan Ellstrom, his father on the run from a murder charge, finally finds salvation in the arms of Teresa Boyerton, a mill owners daughter, while a union boss sets in motion a chain of events that will shake the town to its very core. By the author of Then Came the Evening. 25,000 first printing. In Washington State at the turn of the twentieth century, the reckless Duncan Ellstrom finally finds salvation in the arms of Teresa Boyerton, a mill owners daughter, while a union boss sets in motion a chain of events that will shake the town to its core.
