The first of The Overseer's Favorite Trilogy. The Overseer lives alone at the apex of Atlantis's dome. Through cameras and microphones, he monitors every aspect of Atlantean life, and he's grown bored with it. The only people he lets in are his Favorites - a string of prostitutes and Mistresses who break up the monotony of his life, but never for very long. Enter Marten. A man too clever to be a prostitute and too strange for words. He is unlike every other Favorite The Overseer has ever had. Will Marten bring out the last bit of humanity in The Overseer or will they both fall into the abyss...

The first book-length study of the overseer in four decades, Wiethoff's study bridges historical, legal, and rhetorical scholarship to present a provocative investigation into the multifaceted roles of this oft-forgotten figure in plantation society. Wiethoff canvasses the period from 1650 through 1865 and across a southern expanse that stretches to include the Upper and Deep South. Overseers left scant written evidence about their lives and times, but Wiethoff unearths characterizations constructed by friends and enemies, neighbors and strangers. He also mines the legal record to gauge the impact of legislative and case law rhetoric on public memory.

Fifteen years later, when she returned from England, she had let those who had hurt her repent, but she did not think that she would ruin his good fortune. He was the most respected young master of the sixteen northern provinces, the eldest son of the governor's mansion. He put his arm around her waist and whispered into her ear, "How are you going to compensate me for spoiling my good fortune?" She held the newly acquired Browning against his waist. "How are you going to pay?" "..."

Born in September 1942, Joseph A. Stokes began writing short stories after he retired. There was one story (Henyas’ Tree) that mostly developed on its own. It is a story about the interactions between various aggressive, strong willed characters. The author developed an interest in human interaction while attending school. It affected the remainder of his course selections and later gave direction to a career. In 1970 he was working at a large plant. Within his first months of work, he jumped at the chance to join the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Committee. His duties involved visits to local minority organizations and meeting with employees of all ages, races, etc., on matters that might affect their work performance. The author worked 28 years as a problem-solving counselor, investigator, specialist and unit manager. It helped him understand people and the directions a person might take under stress. A strong-willed, multi-raced woman was born into a life she would not accept; a world of servitude that demanded she be dutiful to others. At an early age she was separated from her family and, therefore, was required to grow up quickly. This was done with the assistance of a surrogate mother, Haddie. It was Haddie that gave her the confidence and courage to adjust to and accept her lot in life. She was able to allow herself to commit to her affections and a life with a man who was well outside of her social status.

This report includes population statistics by towns (1865-1895), industrial statistics, detailed town statistics (details which cannot be tabulated collected by special agents of the Bureau), the Western Islanders, The Province lands, possibilities of irrigation, state aid to land occupants, graded weekly wages (by job title), wage analysis, labor chronology-1896, hours of labor, trade unions, labor legislation-1897, and a summary of labor movements during the year 1896.