
03/07/1999
Thomas Linthorne is a farmer, who, with his bride, Kate, settles a parcel of untilled Midwestern farmland in 1866. Linthorne is a dynamic and driven man who eventually becomes a pillar of the close-knit community. But there are trials and tribulations that eventually plague his dreams of the perfect life he has tried to create for his family. Over the span of fifty years, the Linthorne family will weather more than their share of hardship that affects each of them in dramatic ways. The Linthorne saga, set against the daily rituals and chores of life on the land, reveals the determination, strength and indomitable spirit of the families who settled America.

Peter Strauss
as Thomas Linthorne

Rachel Ward
as Kate Linthorne

Rip Torn
as Spence

Emily Hampshire
as Adult Charlotte

John Finn
as Gorm Schrader

Chandra West
as Lucille

Hume Cronyn
as Lonzo

Robert Joy
as Jim Brewster

Justin Chambers
as Adult Hocking

Nick Stahl
as Adult Grover

Grant Nickalls
as Jed

Laura Bertram
as Judith Brewster

Trevor Blumas
as Young Hocking

Paulo Costanzo
as Eugene

Adrian Hough
as Dr. Santley

Don Francks
as Reverend Doctor Garshwin

Max Morrow
as Young Hocking

Kyra Harper
as Celia

Kirsten Kieferle
as Elva

R.D. Reid
as Rev. Wilme

Trent McMullen
as Ralph

John Friesen
as Brian

J. Winston Carroll
as Dr. Cranford

Diane Fabian
as Mrs. Schattendorn

Lloyd White
as Blacksmith

Luke Cassar
as Billy Sarple
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