The Rawhide Years 1956 Ben Matthews gives up the flashy life of a riverboat gambler, hoping to settle down in Galena with his girlfriend, luscious entertainer Zoe But Galenas leading citizen is murdered on the boat Ben, on arrival, finds a lynch mob after his neck, and flees Three years of wandering later, Zoes letters stop coming and Ben returns to find her and attempt the hopeless task of clearing himself