Based on the life of Margaret Helm, SHAKE THE EARTH is a groundbreaking novel about one woman's resilience in the face of insurmountable obstacles as Indian Country died and the city of Chicago rose from the ashes of Fort Dearborn. Margaret will lose everything on one desperate gamble, everything but a determination to own a piece of land that cannot be taken from her. As she wanders between the wilderness and civilization, she will never give up her quest or forget the one man she has always loved but cannot have.