Julie Harmon, having taken over the work of a man after her father gets ill and dies, imagines that marriage will be different, but she and her young husband Hank discover their life together is also full of struggles.
Presents a comprehensive biography of Daniel Boone that chronicles his childhood, family, and influence in the settlement of the lands west of the Appalachians.
Two brothers, Moody and Muir Powell, handle the difficulties of life in the Appalachian Mountains in very different ways with Moody turning to moonshine and gambling, and Muir leaving to seek a calling that matches his directionless ambition.