When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement,
restless
Yancey Cravat claims a plot of the free land for himself and moves his family
there from Wichita. A newspaperman, lawyer, and just about everything else,
Cravat soon becomes a leading citizen of the boom town of Osage. Once the
town is established, however, he begins to feel confined once again, and
heads for the Cherokee Strip, leaving his family behind. During this and other
absences, his wife Sabra must learn to take care of herself and soon
becomes prominent in her own right.