1870. Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels from town to town, sharing news from around the world, as well as stories of presidents and queens, great battles and devastating disasters.
On the plains of Texas, his path crosses with ten-year-old Joanna, who has been kidnapped by the Kiowa tribe and raised for the past six years in the traditions of an Indian commune. Kidd agrees to deliver the girl to the home of her uncle and aunt, her only surviving relatives. Traveling hundreds of miles through the harsh wilderness, the two will face both natural disasters and human cruelty as they search for the place they will call home.