This book follows the aspirations and struggles of the working people of the early 20th century and exposes the corruption of the time through the eyes of economics professor, Miles Stilliter. The author explores the idea that the greed of the privileged class has always been kept in check by the threat of revolution, and that, as that threat wanes, the poor will have no choice but to rise up. Through the lives of Gordon Barclay and his adopted son, Tommy, the reader learns that while the gap between the rich and poor widens, and the country's resources are squandered by the powerful, the nation's citizens are on the brink of a revolution. It presents a chilling vision of a nation's possible future if the imbalance of wealth and power is left unchecked.

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