2034, the Story of Three Americas

It is 2034; the white-led Allied States of America, west of the Mississippi, and the United States, east of the River, are on the verge of war. Aztlan , once America's Southwest, has rejoined Mexico after an uprising of the Hispanic majority. 2034, The Story of Three Americas is a futuristic Gone With The Wind. It is a story about the aspirations of a people so different, so polarized by race and wealth and politics that separation and later, war becomes inevitable. 2034 is a warning shot across America's bow. It asks the question whether the grand American experiment of diverse racial and ethnic populations living in harmony is a luxury affordable only during good times. It shows us what our children and grandchildren might find waiting for them if we don't come together as one people and keep them from plummeting down the U.S. Mountain of Debt. 2034 is also about how America is not immune from Hitleresque tyrants with simplistic solutions when times get tough. It is about a fractured nation staggered by the realization that Americans weren't special after all, weren't immune from the immutable forces of history. It is about how freedom is more important than the air we breathe once we lose it. But most of all it is about hope, that out of the ashes of a fractured nation, we will rediscover the aspirations of our Founding Fathers.The story unfolds through the eyes of characters in each of the three fractured countries. Regardless of the reader's race or ethnicity, he or she will identify with at least one character and empathize with their aspirations. Very few will finish the book without understanding that we, as Americans, must do everything in our power to ensure this future never happens.