A strong, beautiful mother of five, Kate Kerrigan has made do since losing her husband at Shiloh. But there's nothing left in Tennessee but poverty and bad memories. Kate decides a better life awaits in West Texas, and they begin a 1000-mile trek through some of the harshest and most dangerous territory on the frontier. Pulling together, the Kerrigan's discover the conviction to overcome unimaginable hardships and the strength of spirit that will help them build on of the largest cattle empires in the history of the American West.