With no where to turn after having an illegitimate baby, Hannah's only choice is life on the streets in Chicago, 1901. She jumps the broomstick and answers an ad for a housekeeper in a Montana logging camp. Where on God's green earth is Twin Eagles, Montana? Wounded by the betrayal of her first love, she vows never to marry. Old Jake Pelham, owner of the camp, gives Hannah the opportunity to use abilities beyond housekeeping. Together they build Pelham City at the camp. In spite of floods, lost loves and personal loneliness, Hannah works to fulfill this dream, devoting her life to helping Jake and to raising her son. After fifteen years, Hannah finds love with a feckless railroad man, Mike Flaherty, but she chooses duty over love and marriage. When Jake dies and her son deserts her, Hannah has to decide what to do with her life. Will it include Mike?