Deep in the Florida Everglades during the great economic depression of 1932, Florinda Harrison fretted with the dreadful decision she had to make. Life without Buddy was unendurable. It had now been ten months since he went on the fateful hunting trip from which he hadn't returned. She knew she and her three small children desperately needed help if they were to survive in this harsh environment. One small hope remained; there were rumors of a 'white-man' living with Indians near Lake Okeechobee. Deputy Sheriff, Jim Harrison, her father-in-law, had gone to investigate. She must hold out for...

When IRS Agent, Jesse Hawkins arrives at a taxpayer's house for a routine tax examination, he finds the house surrounded by police and cordoned off with 'crime scene' tape. He is not allowed to continue with the audit, but research of court records reveals information that sends his mind speculating on something sinister. Frustrated with the lack of interest by the Government, Jesse, with the help of Special Agent Amy Turner, sets out to thwart the perceived plot. His quest takes him far beyond what even his most inquisitive mind could conceive.

In 1865, after a tearful session with his mother, Richard Harrison, a light-skinned sixteen year old freed slave, leaves the plantation in Marion County, Florida, instilled with the dream to sail the seven seas as a free man. Should he follow his mothers advice and pose as a white man, or stand tall and buck the prevailing headwinds? His trek through Florida history during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, provides him with a new perspective on life. He finally understands his mentor's words, "Freedom is . . . ."

Imbedded with the notion that he had a mission to complete, Warren Harrison set out with the quest to obtain a higher education, figuring that would enlighten him. His great grandfather's words, "Go for the Gold" and the knowledge that his deceased father had left directions to gold hidden somewhere in the Everglades prompted him forward. But all of this would be on hold for awhile by the call to service during the Korean War. Through it all, the allusive mission continually resurfaced and eventually the real meaning of his grandfather's words . . . .