Born of Indian blood, Lydia is the adopted daughter of a poor white farmer. Viewed as a savage, she is never accepted by the Ozark community of 1848. When violence against her family escalates, she joins a California bound wagon train, hoping to find her Indian family, a home, and place of acceptance. She must endure a precarious existence of river crossings, cholera, stampedes, and a new kind of prejudice. Not being truly white or truly Indian, she belongs to neither world. To find happiness, Lydia much chose between life with her Indian family and the man she loves.
Linda Chalk
