Late 19th century, the Delaware coast. The Civil War is over, but slavery has not died. Heiress Elizabeth Harrison leaps from a slave ship where she has been held captive. Jack Light, a surfman with the Lifesaving Service, pulls her to safety and at her insistence hides her until she can return to her home. But LeFrank, the captain of the ship, is bent on selling her to gain control of her fortune. Until now violent storms were all Jack had to fear, but he finds that human will, for good or ill, is stronger than the oceans of the world. He betrays the trust by which he lives to do what he thinks is right. Elizabeth has spent her life in study and refinement, but like Jack now finds herself, an innocent, in a world where men will do anything to get what they want. There are startling revelations, intensely dramatic passages, and we meet Jack's service mates, children from orphan trains, lawmen and miscreants. The surfman lives in Winslow Homer's paintings and history books, but he is hidden in fiction.

When Boston ship line heiress Elizabeth Harrison shuns marrying her deceased father's partner, former slaver Guillaume LeFrank, he decides to sell her. After Elizabeth is abducted aboard a company ship, she stumbles across a list of thirty other women he has sold. Determined to find the women, Elizabeth jumps from the ship and is rescued by a surfman. In that moment, Elizabeth transforms her destiny-and hopefully that of Anna Ulter, the first woman on the list. Anna Ulter has nothing else to live for but her daughter. It has been fifteen years since she moved to Boston to pursue a career on the stage, was duped by LeFrank, sold to Agustin Medina, and taken to Cuba. Now Anna is resigned to a life of slavery-until she sees a ship named Anna Ulter without any idea that Elizabeth, with help from several others, has made it her mission to save her from a horrific fate. Anna Ulter shares the sweeping historical tale of one woman's determination to rescue thirty women enslaved by an evil man.

Late 19th century, the Delaware coast. The Civil War is over, but slavery has not died. Heiress Elizabeth Harrison leaps from a slave ship where she has been held captive. Jack Light, a surfman with the Lifesaving Service, pulls her to safety and at her insistence hides her until she can return to her home. But LeFrank, the captain of the ship, is bent on selling her to gain control of her fortune. Until now violent storms were all Jack had to fear, but he finds that human will, for good or ill, is stronger than the oceans of the world. He betrays the trust by which he lives to do what he thinks is right. Elizabeth has spent her life in study and refinement, but like Jack now finds herself, an innocent, in a world where men will do anything to get what they want. There are startling revelations, intensely dramatic passages, and we meet Jack's service mates, children from orphan trains, lawmen and miscreants. The surfman lives in Winslow Homer's paintings and history books, but he is hidden in fiction.

Africa would benefit from comprehensive United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) leadership in international and interagency efforts to improve air traffic safety focused on a single continent-wide system. Wide ranging national interests, priorities, and economic capabilities are visible in systems across the continent. As a result, while air traffic systems in some nations are fully on par with North America and Europe, others are virtually non-existent. Unfortunately, overall safety is only as effective as the weakest national system traversed. Both international and US government organizations are currently engaged to improve safety and efficiency across the continent, but disjointed efforts have hampered overall effectiveness. Synchronizing Department of Defense (DoD), interagency, and international organization support fall well within USAFRICOM's unique mission responsibility. By better integrating efforts, USAFRICOM can create a comprehensive air traffic system fostering international transportation, economic growth, and stability benefiting air transportation Africa-wide.