Beyond the sunset

"Beyond the Sunset" by Arthur D. Howden Smith is an early 20th-century historical fiction novel set in a wilderness landscape. The story centers on Henry Ormerod, a widower haunted by grief, who finds a path toward healing through a thrilling expedition beyond the Mississippi River. Feeling suffocated by his life in New York, Ormerod is presented with an escape by the governor, his loyal Iroquois friend Tawannears, and the rugged frontiersman Peter Corlaer. They invite him to leave his sorrow behind and join them in unraveling the mysteries of a fabled "Land of Lost Souls," sparking a journey of self-discovery, the power of companionship, and the allure of the wild American frontier.