Offering an unparalleled look at pre-WW I America and featuring breathtaking, Oscar-winning cinematography from Nestor Alemendros, this sweeping drama is told from the viewpoint of a young girl who travels across the country with her older brother and her "sister"--at least that's what her brother tells everyone. Eventually the trio find a home on the land of a prominent wheat farmer. They work hard for the farmer and life is finally improving until the older sister falls in love with the farmer.