In 1871, professional gambler John Devlin elopes with Sandra "Sandy" Poli, daughter of Marko Poli, an immigrant who has risen to railroad tycoon. Sandy, knowing that the railroad is to be extended into Dakota, plans to use their $20,000 nest egg to buy land options to sell to the railroad at a profit. On the stage trip to Ft. Abercrombie, their fellow passengers are Jim Bender and Bigtree Collins, who practically own the town of Fargo and Devlin is aware that they are prepared to protect the little empire... trying to drive out the farmers by burning their property, destroying their wheat, and blaming the devastation on the Indians. Continuing their journey north on the river aboard the "River Bird', Sandy and John meet Captain Bounce, an irascible old seafarer. Two of Bendender's henchmen, Slagin and Carp, board the boat and relieve John of his $20,000 at gunpoint. Captain Bounce, chasing the robber's dinghy, wrecks his boat on a sandbar. At Fargo, the land wars begin and John teams ... 译文(2): 1871年，职业赌徒约翰 · 德夫林与桑德拉 · “桑迪”· 波利私奔，桑德拉 · “桑迪”是马可 · 波利的女儿，马可 · 波利是一位移民，后来成为铁路大亨。桑迪知道这条铁路将延伸到达科他州，计划用他们的2万美元储备金购买土地期权，然后以盈利的价格出售给铁路公司。在前往阿伯克龙比堡的舞台之旅中，他们的同伴是吉姆 · 本德和比格特里 · 柯林斯，他们实际上拥有法戈和德夫林镇，他们意识到他们准备保护这个小帝国... ... 试图通过烧毁农民的财产，毁坏他们的小麦，并将灾难归咎于印第安人来驱逐农民。桑迪和约翰乘坐“河鸟号”继续他们在河上向北的旅程，他们遇到了一位脾气暴躁的老海员——邦斯船长。本德尔的两个手下，斯拉金和卡普上了船，用枪指着约翰，抢走了他的两万美元。“弹跳”船长在追赶抢劫犯的小艇时，在沙洲上把他的船弄坏了。在法戈，陆地战争开始了，约翰队..。