Restless explorer Jubal Sackett journeys westward into the vast, unmapped wilderness of seventeenth-century America and discovers the perils of the rugged frontier, a new way of life among the Indians, and the love of a beautiful Natchez Indian princess.

The Sackett brothers investigate a twenty-year-old mystery as they search for a treasure in gold, attempt to discover whether or not their long-missing father is still alive, and fight to outwit ruthless New Orleans criminals.