This is a work of literature intended mainly for its entertainment value, and no historical inference must be derived from the text. That said, all the events depicted in this book really occurred; the hero is drawn from life. Remembrances of childhood, of special people met along the way, and meditations on our great pioneering ancestors and native Americans helped to organize the narrative. Robin's thoughts and philosophical interpretations of life are devised from years of searching the truth; moreover, the title of the book, Freedom Creek, is meant to emphasize the spirit of existentialism in the boy's nature. ALERT: Though the main character of this story is a ten-year-old boy, this is not a story for young children; it contains cursing, and dysfunctional parenting behavior.