Brown, RebeccaMcArthur, Colin J.2015-09-292015-09-292015McArthur_washington_0250O_14681.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1773/33476Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2015University of Washington Abstract The Boatman of Hades Colin McArthur Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Rebecca Brown Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences—Bothell The Boatman of Hades follows the life of Odis Heathman: small-town cowboy, local legend, negligent father, businessman, and dreamer. Odis meets, or doesn’t meet, depending on who’s telling the story, God, and starts Heaven Ranch, a place of refuge for post-WWII Jewish families.application/pdfen-USCopyright is held by the individual authors.Cowboy; Cult; Fatherhood; Jewish; LegendLiteratureReligioninterdisciplinary arts and sciences - bothellThesis