Heilbronn, Mannheim 1817: Thousands of people from Baden and Württemberg flock to the landing sites along the Neckar River to escape their homeland, which can no longer sustain them. Soul sellers have promised the impoverished refugees the world if they accept their offers to emigrate to America. Their journey leads downstream to the emigration ports in the Netherlands. Among them are Barbara and Georg, who met in the emigrant camp in Heilbronn. Both fall into the trap of unscrupulous soul sellers and German traders. While Georg searches in Mannheim for the murderers of his father, who had uncovered a smuggling gang, Barbara travels with her family on an overcrowded emigrant ship from Amsterdam to Philadelphia. Despite their separate paths, they cannot forget their love. Will there be a reunion in the land of their dreams?.