This historical novel explores the life and career of one of the most controversial figures in United States politics: David Rice Atchison, a senator from Missouri who was instrumental in the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. Benjamin's novel offers a gripping fictionalized account of Atchison's role in the escalating tensions between pro- and anti-slavery forces in the lead-up to the American Civil War. This book is a must-read for fans...