After WW1, Zeb and Thor start a cannery business in Alaska but eventually they drift apart with Zeb becoming unscrupulous and Thor becoming involved in Alaskan politics.
In 1911, a widow with two children leaves New York City for territorial Arizona and becomes a ranch hand and later gets herself elected sheriff. A gambler and a rancher become rivals for her affections.
The murder of a socialite leads to a sensational trial, with a close governor's race hanging on its outcome.
A highly fictionalized filming of the early life of Miguel de Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote".