Summary
" Two West African plutocrats wage war over custody of a long-lost medicinal formula, a formula reputed to prolong life. This battle between Jesse and Opuddah will lead to a split in their community that strangers - slave traders, and colonialist - will take advantage of. Imminent river is a story that spans half a world, from the fetid swamps of West Africa to the banks of the Mississipi"--Back cover.