The lives of two families, one white American, one native American, become mingled through the momentous events of American expansion, between 1825 and 1890.

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

After deciding he needs to do something meaningful with his life, high school wrestler Louden Swain sets out on a mission to drop weight and challenge the area's undefeated champion, which creates problems with his teammates and health. Matters are complicated further when Louden's father takes in an attractive female drifter who's on her way to San Francisco.

Disgraced poet Ted Wallace is summoned to his friend's country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.

The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.