Devil's Gate: Owning the Land, Owning the StoryPeople who own the land can own the stories at least for a time Devil's Gate the name conjures difficult passage and portends a doubtful outcome. In this eloquent and captivating narrative, Tom Rea traces the history of the Sweetwater River valley in central Wyoming a remote place including Devil's Gate, Independence Rock, and other sites along a stretch of the Oregon Trail to show how ownership of a place can translate into owning its story.