Its a little before, a little after and mostly 100 years after the "truce." Which happened in 1876, so mostly takes place in 1976. England negotiated the truce to remain a superpower. The North agreed to end it if the South abolished slavery which they did and England offered to ship to the new country of Liberia any slaves that wanted their own land and country. Most left. Now the borders have reopened and the new government is trying to establish itself but there are many that don't want it to succeed. It's told through the people that amassed at a border crossing in West Virginia, some going north, some south. There are a plethora of characters and storylines Im juggling but I think I see where it ends. I think.