In the year 1851, Johnathan Frederick Younger, a young man down on his luck after losing his job at the Philadelphia Inquirer, finding himself at a crossroads. Struggling to make ends meet, and questioning his future, he receives a telegram from his brother informing him of his marriage and birth of child. Johnathan's brother sends funds for a trip to make his way out to California, the site of a gold rush, and to write the story of his adventure...