On a frigid January night in 1937, a fierce windstorm arrives in
an already ravaged western Kansas, bringing with it the most tragic
of Deborah Nelson's experiences with the Depression and Dust Bowl
on her western Kansas farm.
Deborah has already seen more than her share of hardship in the
years since her husband, Christian, disappeared and left her a
single mother in charge of their farm. For six years, Deborah and
her neighbors, Victor Whitesong and the Goodmans, have valiantly
battled relentless windstorms with limited success.
Now, as a new year of drought and dust begins, Deborah rides out
to check her fences and finds a neighbor's child dead in a drift of
dirt. Sadly, it is only the beginning of more challenges. Measles
hits the community's children, including Deborah's son. Desperate
for help, Deborah must send her remaining children away. Emotional
and health problems worsen in the community. In the meantime, she
must deal with Sheriff Stoddel, who hates her because he believes
she is Indian. He is convinced she and Victor have killed
Christian. The only saving grace is her loving relationship with
Victor, as she hopes for rain and prays that a world war is not
imminent.
Sky Bird continues the saga of one woman's struggle to endure
adversity and find joy in the uncertainty pervading America in the
late 1930s.
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