In 1888, the Bower Family Band seeks to perform at the Democratic National Convention, but instead moves to the Dakota territory to support a suitor for their eldest daughter. However, their pro-Grover Cleveland views clash with the predominantly Republican locals, who want the territory to be admitted as two states to send four Republican senators to Washington.
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
The Bower family, a large and boisterous group of eleven, embark on a journey of discovery, leaving their old life behind to settle in the vast and uncharted Dakota Territory.