Virginia City, 1861. As thousands of fortune-seekers descend on the silver-rich boomtown hoping to cash in on the Comstock Lode, a very different cause unites the ranks of courageous soldiers in the coming Civil War the supreme battle for Americas future. Major General Lee Blake is assigned the treacherous task of transporting silver to the Union troops in Missouri while enemies plot to sabotage his mission. By his side are some of the bravest men and women Blake has ever known wagon-master Whip Holt, Holts quick-tempered son Toby, sharp-shooting newswoman Suzanne Fulton, and English widow Allison White, who may be forced into espionage. With states seceding one by one, and tensions rising every day, the fate of a nation is riding on their journey.
