This is the first volume of fictional exodus of the Eaton Clan from Ireland to America, and it's first movements westward. After burying his mother in 1840 Ireland, Sean Eaton finds himself the last of his immediate family. He angers a powerful and evil member of Irish nobility, and soons finds a price on his head. Stowing away on a ship headed for America, Sean arrives in Boston, with no family, friends, or money. There he runs afoul of man of great power and riches, and is forced into indentured servitude. After making his escape, Sean heads west into a land of which he knows nothing. By going west,he hopes to avoid capture, and to find a place where he can earn prosperity for both himself, and the family he hopes to someday have. Hardships and danger await him in many forms as he travels on his westward journey. Little did he know that he would meet and fall in love with a stunning Indian girl from the Mohegan tribe. As they follow the sun toward the western mountains, Sean and Mariska slowly turn into wise and independent pioneers, determined to overcome any obstacles in their way as they forge ahead, determined to establish their family in the Rocky Mountains. Follow the Sun is the story of the beginning of an American family.