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Book 1 in the Shadow of Liberty series From 1852 to 1943, a numberless sea of immigrants poured into New York harbor in search of religious freedom and the opportunity to forge a better life. These are their stories. January, 1886. Crimean War hero Vladimir Petrovna faces bankruptcy, opposition to his faith, and despair. On his small family farm outside of Kiev, he hears increasing rumors of the persecution of Christians by the Czar. As the Cossacks close in, the family tries to outrun the Czar's murderous pursuers to make port for America.