Two oft-forgotten, future leaders of the 19^th century, a freethinking suffragist and an American president, work to clear an innocent Black man accused of murder. The novel addresses women’s and Blacks’ rights, white supremacy and social injustice, issues continue to bedevil us.

High Bridge will be published by Koehler Books and launched in March 2023, to celebrate the birthdays of Grover Cleveland and Matilda Joslyn Gage.