About Miss Ruth: About Miss Ruth: Dreams Lost Destiny Found: 2 (My Mama's Mama)

PACIFIC OCEAN 1890Rescued by handsome clipper ship Captain Harlan Walker Rachel Ruth Merritt and her grandfather are dismayed to find themselves heading south rather than north to Alaska. As much as Grandpa John encourages her to pray and cautions her to be patient Rachel Ruth knows there is a mystery waiting for her in Alaska and she doesnt like mysteries.Rachel Ruth is powerless to change the ships course but is determined to head north as soon as possible and uncover the truth about her father. After all she is a daughter of the American West and a Merritt. She can do this.SITKA ALASKA 1962Everybody had a story about Miss Ruth. All knew something. None knew everything. As far as the inhabitants of the Alexander Archipelago were aware she had lived all of her ninety-some years in these islands. Still there was no record of her in any of the state agencies: no birth certificate or drivers license no employment records no listing in the census. As far as the state of Alaska was concerned Miss Ruth did not exist. She was a mystery and Sam Mitchell Junior editor of the Sitka Sentinel did not like mysteries.He was determined to uncover the truth about Miss Ruth. After all he was a son of Alaska and a Mitchell. He could do this.