An episodic road novel... It's the early 1970s. Jonny Walls is a young mixed blood American Indian. He's a piece of work, troubled with a bad attitude, and haunted by his heritage that he tends to reject. He has two vices - drink and women. Drink more often than not lands him in jail. Women more often than not lands him in bed. Disgruntled, he sets off on a journey of self-discovery, riding a Harley Davidson that he calls Penny Panhead, pursuing a long string of women while the shadows of his heritage pursues him.