In 1923, Frank Clark heads into the Utah mountains to trap Old Ephraim, the most notorious grizzly the West has ever known. But Clark doesn't know that Ephraim has a friend: Danny Evans, a boy raised alongside the grizzlies who becomes an elusive camp raider until the law catches up with him. Schooled by an atheist, courted by a young prophetess, and driven to find his father, Danny's story of self-discovery unfolds against the true history of the American West. Based on the true legend of Old Ephraim, the most notorious grizzly in Utah history From Lee Nelson, bestselling author of the Storm Testament series—his 26th book A bear and a boy: two wild spirits pushed to the brink of tragedy and self-discovery A wild boy raised among grizzlies, schooled by an atheist, and courted by a young prophetess Perfect for a reader who loves historically grounded Western adventure novels with a spiritual undercurrent and a memorable animal at the heart of the story.