Publisher's Synopsis
Adventure novel set in the near future concerning an American financier who devises a scheme to irrigate large areas of the Sahara. A novel of the future, in which the richest man in the world finds he must become the Emperor of France in order to marry the woman he loves. " An American Emperor' is a notable book. The plot is skill¬fully constructed, and the many dramatic incidents are well described." -N. Y. Herald. " This is a rattling good story of intrigue, plot, counterplot, ad¬venture, fight, and phenomenal undertakings."-Boston Herald.
