Set in Chicago at the turn of the 19th Century, Phil Arnold's second novel is a gripping coming of age tale. New technology is forcing man off the farms and into the cities. It is against this background of transition from agrarian to urban life, that one man strives to find spirituality in a seemingly ruthless world. Born to a life of privilege, Gunther Eckert nevertheless has compassion for the less fortunate, and recognizes that everybody is somebody. Gunther's fate becomes desperate after a family tragedy, but he does not despair. Instead he seeks his ultimate destination, and finds it with the advent of golf in America.