The power of one
Leaves the world undone,
The heart starts to run,
The dreams have begun,
One man’s shot in the dark,
The spark of one woman
In the wilderness.
The dugout, an ancient vessel of human exploration, resurges in this historical depiction of the American frontier. Carved from the hollowed-out logs of American forests, the canoe reflects the tenacity and oneness of mind of the American pioneer. These ennobled leaders of humanity prepare for what undoubtedly will be a treacherous journey through the waterways of the Appalachians. A “shot in the dark,” the three men clutch their readied weapons for what danger may suddenly appear; nonetheless, they enjoy a morning brew. Where “dreams have begun,” where “the heart starts to run,” such is the necessary dichotomy of focus. A fourth pioneer, “one woman in the wilderness,” with outspoken words “sparks” their interest. Perhaps she will travel with them; perhaps she brought the blankets that lay so neatly on the