Enamored by the western frontier, British immigrant Cashup Davis, his wife Mary, and eleven children became one of the first white families to settle on the Palouse’s spectacular rolling hills in eastern Washington Territory. Living at first in a simple sod house, they turn their bunchgrass acreage into a farm, befriend Native Americans during a war ignited by the U.S. government’s treaty violations, and eventually open an immensely popular and prosperous stagecoach stop. But Cashup has another dream: he is resolutely determined to build a grand luxury hotel on one of the region’s highest points, the summit of Steptoe Butte. People tell him it is a ridiculous idea, but Cashup never listens to the doubters. He’s brash, confident, and full of charisma.

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Prologue : the journey Fire in the night sky Castles in the air Adventure in America Mary Ann says "no more" The settlers and the indians The stage stop and the advent of "Cashup" The Palouse becomes renowned The hotel on the hill The grand opening When Mary Ann died Dark hallways Cashup's greatest achievement and greatest failure Epilogue : life lessons from the mountaintop

"One of the first white settlers on the Palouse, the brash yet charming Cashup Davis dreams of building a grand hotel on the summit of Steptoe Butte. Told from his great-grandson's perspective, this story about a "secret mentor" also explores still-relevant questions about ambition, success, and balancing risks and rewards"-- Provided by publisher

"One of the first white settlers on the Palouse, the brash yet charming Cashup Davis dreams of building a grand hotel on the summit of Steptoe Butte. Told from his great-grandson's perspective, this story about a "secret mentor" also explores still-relevant questions about ambition, success, and balancing risks and rewards"-- Provided by publisher