Sarah`s father strikes out for California in search of gold, leaving her and her mother to operate the family farm in Massachusetts. The rigors of farm life, without her whimsical father around to add some necessary good humor, wear Sarah down, as does her difficult relationship with her strict and humorless mother. Over time, however, Sarah comes to respect her mother`s hard work and discipline, and understands the sacrifices the family has had to make for her father`s outsized ambitions.
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