Empires of Liberty: 3

In the aftermath of civil war, the United States stands reunited-but deeply unstable.Under President Abraham Lincoln, America enters a new age of industry and expansion. Railroads stretch across the continent. Factories rise above crowded cities. Federal power grows stronger than ever before.But prosperity comes with a cost.Political corruption infects Washington. Secret detention sites operate beyond public oversight. The powerful profit from fear while ordinary citizens struggle beneath economic collapse, riots, and military occupation. As governors threaten resistance and extremist movements prepare for war, Lincoln faces a terrifying question:How much freedom can a republic surrender before it ceases to be a republic at all?While assassins hunt the president and the nation drifts toward a second civil war, Lincoln must choose between preserving liberty-or preserving the Union.Because in an age of empire, democracy may not survive unchanged.Empires of Liberty is a dark alternate-history political thriller about power, fear, industrialization, and the fragile future of American democracy.

Pages: 94, Paperback, Brenden Bryan