She left New England a radiant bride, her future as bright with promise as the majestic frontiers. But before she reached California, she had lost everything but her indomitable courage and will to survive.
Esther Cable Carter emerged from the frozen Sierras bearing the scars of an unspeakable crime. A burning passion for revenge drove her to discover gold...to build a vast commercial empire, to finance the men who built the railroad and united the nation. Shadowed by searing guilt and shame, living for vengeance, yearning for love, in a virgin world where rugged men forged America's destiny, she was the...California Woman.
She left New England a radiant bride, her future as bright with promise as the majestic frontiers. But before she reached California, she had lost everything but her indomitable courage and will to survive.
Esther Cable Carter emerged from the frozen Sierras bearing the scars of an unspeakable crime. A burning passion for revenge drove her to discover gold...to build a vast commercial empire, to finance the men who built the railroad and united the nation. Shadowed by searing guilt and shame, living for vengeance, yearning for love, in a virgin world where rugged men forged America's destiny, she was the...California Woman.