The Chisholms

The Chisholms learn that the Virginia land they have been working has been deeded away; they decide it is time to pull up stakes and take their wagon west to California; when they get to Louisville, they hire Lester Hackett as a guide.

As the Chisholms move west, they notice a man is following them; Lester disappears with Will's horse; Will and Gideon set off after Lester and the horse while the family continues on their westward journey.

The Chisholms make their way across the plains and get attacked by Indians before they reach Ft. Laramie; Will and Gideon get out of jail and find an Indian woman hiding in a house and bring her along with them.

Um 1850 in Virginia kämpft Farmer Hadley Chisholm um seine Existenz, als ein Nachbar ihn um sein bestes Maisfeld bringt. Verzweifelt versucht Hadley mit seinen Söhnen, ein Waldstück zu roden, doch die Chancen sind gering. Eine Geschichte von Verlust, Familie und dem Kampf gegen unmögliche Odds.

The adventures of the Chisholm family as they travel west in 1844.

The adventures of the Chisholm family as they travel west in 1844.