At the dawn of the twentieth century, a determined young farm boy leaves the rolling hills of Tennessee with little more than hope and an unshakable belief that a better life awaits beyond the family farm.

Drawn to the promise of the city, he soon discovers that opportunity comes with temptation, hardship, and sacrifice. As he struggles to build a future, love brings both joy and unimaginable heartbreak. Twice widowed by devastating illness, he is left to raise the children each wife leaves behind. Pushing on through life of struggle he dies at 45.