In 1818, Gavin McAllistair, just ten years old, was ripped from his mother’s Shoshone tribe in the Shining Mountains and thrust into the world of white settlers by his own father. Left with a childless uncle and aunt to learn their ways, Gavin fought bitterness and alienation, gradually warming to his kind guardians while mastering reading, writing, and farm work.
Yet, the call of the Shining Mountains and his Shoshone heritage never left him.
In the white village, Gavin faced relentless scorn for his mixed heritage. Children tormented him, but Buffalo Brother—a fierce embodiment of his true Shoshone spirit—survived within.
When Gavin could bear the torment no more, he made a defining choice. Discover his journey in The Reckoning and witness the extraordinary path he forged.
