Brody David S.: The Essex Junta: Newburyport and the 3 World Wars

Description

Historian Cameron Thorne uncovers Civil War era letters that reveal a centuries-long plot by leading New England shipping families to splinter the Union. With close ties to both Freemasonry and Yale’s Skull and Bones Society, these so-called Essex Junta families made their money selling opium to China and used their power to foment discord between the North and South, sparking the Civil War. Astoundingly, that was not enough: Cam finds historical sources revealing that the families orchestrated World Wars I and II to solidify their power and bring about a New World Order. When Cam unearths evidence indicating they plan to trigger World War III as their final power play, he knows he has no choice but to expose them, even if doing so puts himself, and those he loves, in grave danger.

This book, like the others in the series, is “faction”—truth based in fiction. It is footnoted and illustrated.

David S. Brody is a bestselling fiction writer for the Boston Globe and has been recognized as Boston's “Best Local Author” by the Boston Phoenix newspaper. He is a graduate of Tufts University and Georgetown Law School. Additionally, he served as the Director of the New England Antiquities Research Association (NEARA) and is a passionate researcher of pre- Columbian exploration of the Americas. Brody has also appeared as a guest expert in documentaries aired on the History Channel, Travel Channel, PBS, and Discovery Channel.