When high school senior Bailey Daley shows up at a St. Louis diner soaking wet in the middle of a rainy night, wearing her prom dress and leading three dogs, the owner invites her in to tell her story of searching in vain for the perfect boyfriend.
Draws from primary collections, newspaper articles, government documents, and other sources to trace the life of Nathan Boone, youngest son of frontiersman Daniel Boone, discussing his activities as a hunter, trapper, surveyor, and military man.