In an era when the American frontier was defined as much by maps as by the determination of its inhabitants, we follow the story of a man searching for his place in the world. John, a young idealist and dreamer, decides to leave his life in the East behind to venture westward, where it is rumored that opportunities are as vast as the plains. Armed only with his courage and an unbreakable will, John faces the challenges of life in a territory filled with dangers and promises.