Christopher Elliott Weddle is a young man, 22 years old, living in Iowa. He has been reared by loving parents and has been doted on by a gruff old grandfather. He is the only heir to a vast industrial fortune. Suddenly the world ends and Chris finds himself trying to cope with being totally alone. He walks the west searching for other survivors with his only companions being three dogs. He questions in his heart why just him?Chris decides he will...