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IN THE MID-1840S, two families make their way to America. The Waters family emigrates from Ireland, hoping to find a better life in New York City. Meanwhile, in Nigeria, a family is captured by hostile parties and sold to white slavers. At the end of the slavers' harrowing journey across the Atlantic Ocean, Mowori, the surviving member of the family, is sold to a South Carolina plantation owner. Nicolas Waters, the youngest son of the Waters clan, struggles to find respect, acceptance, and purpose. He finds a home in the U.S. Army as a member of the 3rdIrish Brigade shortly before the breakout of the Civil War and distinguishes himself at the Battle of Antietam. His reward is selection for a...
‘This pioneering and judicious history of foreign intervention in elections should be read by everyone who wants to defend democracy now.’ Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny The definitive account of covert operations to influence elections from the Cold War to 2016 – and why the threat is greater than ever in 2020.
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“A fascinating judicial study. The importance of the modern high court’s docket is so thoroughly and expertly chronicled in this book: reapportionment, courtroom cameras, personal injury, family law, environmental law, capital punishment, criminal justice, and equal justice under law.”—Thomas E. Baker, coauthor of Appellate Courts: Structures, Functions, Processes, and Personnel “A highly readable portrait of a crucial time in the history of the state high court. It brings to life the jurists and lawyers who contributed so much to contemporary Florida law.”—Mary Ziegler, author of After Roe: The Lost History of the Abortion Debate “A richly sourced, thoroughly researched, and...