Elsie is finally getting ready to marry her lover named Edward. After their wedding, the happy couple decided to honeymoon in Waymead, Louisiana, the childhood home of Elsie's mother. However, family happiness is threatened by a very terrible disaster: a civil war breaks out. At this time, Elsie lives with her husband and father's family in Europe, in charming Naples. Americans constantly receive news of the terrible chaos that has engulfed their homeland. They lose their family and friends. However, soon the war ends. Elsie and her beloved husband and family return home. She already has four children, and just recently the rich, beautiful estates lie in ruins, all the plantations are ruined. However, life goes on...