The Rose in the Ring

'The Rose in the Ring' is a novel penned by George Barr McCutcheon. In the spring of 1875, a group of men, led by a tall and silent man, trudged through a mountainous area in Southwestern Virginia on a rainy and dark night. They are making their way to a town in the valley below, using a rickety lantern to light their way. They are on an urgent and important mission.