A biography stressing the childhood of the man who combined interests in horses, drawing, and the West to become a famous artist of western scenes.

Em Hansen, the popular heroine at the center of Sarah Andrews's geology mystery series, has landed a new job, although an unusual one: a client affiliated with a museum wants Em to investigate a painting by the famed western painter Frederick Remington. The client believes it's a fake, but Em must explore the painting's provenance to find out. The project takes her through Wyoming, Utah, Washington DC and Pennsylvania, and halfway through the trip...