Nebraska, 1885. The McIntosh family is struggling to make ends meet at their farm on the Great Plains of Nebraska.

Slavery has ended and the country is in turmoil. Their family roots grow deep, focusing on the family patterns passed down to each generation. Each generation of the family finds themselves exposed to different challenges as their society and human condition changes.

Follow the story of their family and join in their struggles and triumphs through late 19th century to 2017 Arkansas, as the changing world and circumstances grow new branches to this family tree.