The young John Fremont is an ambitious and aspiring officer and passionate adventurer. His true story begins in 1839 when he and Kit Carson explore the largely undiscovered western United States. Fremont's expeditions are marked by adventures and lead him, including to California. He is involved in the civil war, makes a trip to politics, falls in love with the immortal, comes to great wealth, suffers severe fatalities, performs incredible deeds and realizes his dream to expand America to the west. A three-part mini-series celebrating the Pioneer myth without reservation. The series was based on the life of the real-life John Charles Fremont, who later became the first Governor and then California's first senator, but remained largely unknown. Thrilling and true story about the legendary explorer and politician who captured and opened the American West.