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The titular river unites a farmer recently released from prison, his young son and an ambitious saloon singer. In order to survive, each must be purged of anger, and each must learn to understand and care for the others.

John and Tilly's happy marriage is ruined when Tilly's father finds out about the scandalous past of John's mother. John, unaware of his father-in-law's meddling, thinks Tilly has left him, and he leaves town. Her father leads Tilly to believe that John has died in an accident, and he pushes her to marry someone else.

Three of the most sublime adventures in America - kayaking Glacier Bay in Alaska, rafting the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho and climbing the Grand Teton peak in Wyoming.

Explores the Middle Fork Salmon and the Salmon Rivers of Idaho, and the Florida Everglades.