Four Crude Dudes and The Land of Hope

Four Crude Dudes and the Land of Hope tell the story of how the lives of a thief, a bully, a cheat and a liar negatively impact upon each other during the days of the Californian Gold Rush; leaving the hero of the story, Farmer Hope, with all the wealth, despite him having never sought it. The story essentially shows that when greed becomes ones god, then all goodness goes out the window. The victory of the God-fearing Farmer Hope who seeks only to look after his family and his neighbours while all around are abandoning their contented lives to seek gold and increased prosperity in the land of plenty. It is a vindication and endurance of the good in mankind over that of the bad.