Where Rivers Run West

At sixteen, restless and dreaming of silver, Rory Fraser trades the familiar fields of his family's Indiana farm for the perilous promise of Leadville, Colorado, a legendary boomtown where fortunes are made and lost in a single day.

Driven by the siren call of riches in the rugged Wild West, Rory plunges headlong into a world of unforgiving landscapes, backbreaking labor, and dangers he never imagined. Each rigorous mile and every grueling trial chips away at the naive farm boy, revealing a core of hidden resilience. From hopeful prospector to stalwart frontiersman, he forges himself anew against the stark backdrop of a brutal wilderness, enduring bitter cold and backbreaking labor.

Along the way, his quest for silver and gold fades, and Rory discovers that true wealth isn't measured in the things that glitter, but are found in a life carved from the land itself, in the enduring spirit of human grit, and in a love born of the strength to stand fast against all odds.

Join Rory Fraser on an epic journey of survival, self-discovery, and the enduring power of love and a life truly lived.