The decade before the Civil War was a time when black hearted politicians and frontier robber barons ruled America. It also saw the rise of a Mormon theocracy on a Lake Michigan island. The meteoric political career of polygamist “King James” Strang threatened two American Presidents. One tried to put Strang in prison, the other enabled an attempt on Strang’s life. This action-filled adventure puts everyday people at the mercy of villains and in the company of heroes.