An art student travels back in time to the reigning prince of the House of Orleans, coinciding with the American Civil War of 1861. How will he capitalize on the Civil War to secure his first fortune and launch his grand enterprise? How will he navigate the oceans to signal his return during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870? How will Britain, Germany, Austria, Italy, and Russia fight their way out of Western Europe's monstrous chamber? Can the Mediterranean become his inland sea? See how the protagonist becomes a global hegemon and spreads his influence across the globe!