Overview
Thomas Linthorne is a farmer, who, with his bride, Kate, settles a parcel of untilled Midwestern farmland in 1866. Linthorne is a dynamic and driven man who eventually becomes a pillar of the close-knit community. But there are trials and tribulations that eventually plague his dreams of the perfect life he has tried to create for his family. Over the span of fifty years, the Linthorne family will weather more than their share of hardship that affects each of them in dramatic ways. The Linthorne saga, set against the daily rituals and chores of life on the land, reveals the determination, strength and indomitable spirit of the families who settled America.
Cast
Peter Strauss
Thomas Linthorne
Rachel Ward
Kate Linthorne
Rip Torn
Spence
Emily Hampshire
Adult Charlotte
John Finn
Gorm Schrader
Chandra West
Lucille
Hume Cronyn
Lonzo
Robert Joy
Jim Brewster
