The narrative set forth in this book tells of a boating trip to the massacre memorial at Gnadenhutten, Ohio. The massacre took place in 1782 near the mid-point of the Tuscarawas River on land that was to become modern Gnadenhutten. Ninety Moravian Indians were murdered at the sides of the shallow river in the wilderness; the murderers were part of a militia from Western Pennsylvania. The Indians, those murdered, were descendants of Asians; the murderers were descendants of Europeans. The two groups had traveled around the world from a common African origin to find their fate in Ohio.
Also the narrative covers marriage (bonding) and the effect of maternal mortality on marriage (debonding).
The narrative covers Blennerhassett Island in the Ohio River (and the owners' enduring marriage there) and South Bass Island in Lake Erie (and the landmark Indian history there).
The author travels by truck, boat, and bicycle on his circumnavigation of Ohio.