The Liberty of the Whole Earth
Three countries. Two continents. One friendship. Revolutions. Political intrigue. Personal goals. Can these three young men find their fortunes, create families, and still maintain their friendship?
Three young men, one American, one French, and one English, struggle to find the right direction for their futures and their friendship amidst the chaos of the revolutionary world in which the American republic is trying to birth itself. Lewis, Gilly, and Crispin head across the Atlantic toward their futures together, but are separated by the desire and compulsion each has to find himself, support his country, and be at peace with his conscience.
How can they succeed? Everywhere they turn they find violence, falsehood, and betrayal. Perhaps, they must find their way back home to America for peace and prosperity. But what will they discover there? Epidemic in Philadelphia, Indian wars on the frontier, politics and party hatreds in government chambers and on the streets, lies and libels in newspapers, broadsheets, and pamphlets.
A new administration has been elected and every prospect is open to the new United States. Or is it? Will the nation founder on the rocks of civil unrest and confusion? Will America stray into monarchy or anarchy? From disparate locations our three young men finally come together and find that they can celebrate how far the United States has come and share together the destinies to which their friendship and characters have led them.
