The action-filled adventure of four fascinating characters from one of the most thrilling chapters of American history: the late 19th century transition from the Wild West to the Technological Age. There's the narrator of our story, Eadweard Muybridge, the eccentric and mysterious artist who conquered staggering obstacles to produce the first motion pictures; his young wife, Flora, who was one of the greatest beauties of San Francisco - and she knew how to use it; Major Harry Larkyns, the English con-man who stole her heart and paid the ultimate price; and Governor Leland Stanford, the richest and most powerful businessman in the nation, who was both Muybridge's greatest collaborator and the engine of his most devastating downfall.