<p>French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte whose thirst for power cannot be quenched has gained control of New Orleans a move that gives him potential mastery of the Mississippi River Valley. <P>A country as strong as France could stop America’s free-trade market from growing along the great waterway. American businesses have begun to thrive on the Mississippi including that of the widow of Danny Mobry a shipping tycoon and one of the most sought-after women in New Orleans and Washington.</p> <p>As France forces the young nation’s hand economically and politically there is a movement in the Northeast to turn toward England. Such a move could bring those states back under the colonial yoke they just shook off. Suddenly the United States is a global nation as the greatest minds and visionaries of a young America struggle to hold it all together.</p><P>A Blackstone Audio production.
