Publisher's Synopsis
1915. Neutral America is debating the proper response to the war in Europe. Increasingly involved in this debate is Henry Ford. He is against war - it is bad for business. Ford knows how to make a headline, and when he declares that he will give up all he possesses to stop the build-up to war, the papers get to work. Enter the peace-activist Rosika Schwimmer, who persuades him to send a Peace Ship to Europe, set up a mediation commission and vow to "get the boys out of the trenches by Christmas". Based on one of the most extraordinary episodes of the early 20th century, this is a strikingly contemporary story of a well-intentioned king with a court that has run mad.
