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Threewarningsforreaderswhohatesurprises:1.Bewareofslivers,2.andgamblers,3.andaces.ZebulonCrabtreefoundallthatoutthehardwaybackin1849whenhismotherandfathershippedhimofftoSt.Louistoapprenticewithatanner.Toobadhehadseriousallergiestofurandadvicefromhisparents.Hearingthebeatofadifferentdrummer,Zebtakesupwithariverboatgamblerwhohassomespecialplansforhim,crossespathswithaslavewhoturnsouttobeabetterfriendthancook,andlearnsthatsomeIndianmedicinemencanseeeventhoughblind.Andthenthere’stheBrotherhood—theonethatZebcan’tseemtogetoutof...Luckyforus,thepriceoflivinginturbulenttimesisoftenagoodstory,andZebspinsanunforgettableone.