Parents killed leaving 13 year old Joey Younger alone in the 1877 Ozark Wilderness. There is gold buried by his relatives somewhere on the old hideout. He has an Indian friend that come and goes until he meets his daughter Star a young Cherokee girl. He has only his mule Banjo, His crow Poe and eventually after having to kill his owner, a beautiful chestnut stallion. How he goes from an abandoned boy in the wilderness to a rich young businessman and the hardship, dangers and heartache he has to overcome in the desolate mountains is a story of gold, survival and first love.
Parents killed leaving 13 year old Joey Younger alone in the 1877 Ozark Wilderness. There is gold buried by his relatives somewhere on the old hideout. He has an Indian friend that come and goes until he meets his daughter Star a young Cherokee girl. He has only his mule Banjo, His crow Poe and eventually after having to kill his owner, a beautiful chestnut stallion. How he goes from an abandoned boy in the wilderness to a rich young businessman and the hardship, dangers and heartache he has to overcome in the desolate mountains is a story of gold, survival and first love.