In America in the 1840s, the Chisholm family clan in Virginia loses its land in a legal dispute. Driven by the longing for a new beginning, the family joins a covered wagon trek to California. Under the merciless sun of the prairie, through endless plains and dangerous Indian country, the community always faces new challenges. But while dust and adversity wear on their nerves, their unshakable belief in a better life grows. Episodes: 01. The Lost Land (Chapter I) / 02. Chapter II / 03. Scouts (Chapter III) / 04. In the Wilderness (Chapter IV) / 5th Intermediate Station (Chapter V) / 06. The Squaw (Chapter VI) / 07. The Indians (1) (Victories, Part 1) / 08. The Treaty (2) (Siege, Part 2) / 09. Betrayal / 10. Endless Desert / 11. In the Desert (Vengenance) / 12. Über die Rocky Berge (Death in the Sierras) / 13. The Promised Land / 14. A Real Gentleman (The Suitors) / 15. Chains / 16.