The Second Founder - Couverture souple

Lenio, Leslie

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798247746270

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

What if the man history expected to die… lived long enough to change the world?

In 1881, President James A. Garfield survived the assassin’s bullet that should have ended his presidency. The fragile days that follow reshape not only his life, but the trajectory of the United States and the world. Determined to prove that democracy can outgrow corruption, Garfield launches a generation-defining reform movement rooted in merit, law, and international cooperation.

What begins as a fight for civil service reform evolves into something far larger: a new philosophy of governance that spreads beyond American borders and into the foundations of a changing global order.

Across decades, The Second Founder traces the ripple effects of Garfield’s survival through presidents, diplomats, scientists, and ordinary citizens whose choices shape an alternate twentieth century. From early international arbitration treaties to civil-rights jurisprudence spanning continents… from nuclear restraint to global health networks… from infrastructure revolutions to climate migration planning… humanity slowly learns how to build systems strong enough to prevent collapse.

But progress is never inevitable.

Institutions are tested by war scares, pandemics, corruption, political backlash, and the enduring tension between sovereignty and cooperation. Leaders rise. Others fall. Some protect the system. Some try to bend it.

Through intimate personal moments and sweeping geopolitical change, this novel asks a single, urgent question:

Can a world built on law, accountability, and shared responsibility survive the pressures of fear, ambition, and time?

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798247746270
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 530
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