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Following a series of cataclysmic natural disasters in the space of just a few weeks, one half of America plunges back into the Pioneer era.With no functioning economy, law and order, utilities, healthcare or food supplies the population descends into the 19th century.  East of the Mississippi is a devastated wasteland with millions dying, starving or fleeing to the West, which miraculously has remained unscathed by the unprecedented collapse of modern society in the east.To protect themselves against a flood of refugees from the East, the Western states use the Mississippi as security barrier-creating, creating a 'Berlin Wall' that divides America.Five years on the small community of French Creek in Kentucky is finally thriving without any 21st Century infrastructure, technology or the lifestyle that goes with it.But just as the inhabitants of French Creek begin to feel at ease with 19th century living, a group of strangers appears, threatening to disrupt and change forever their peaceful existence.French Creek is a fast paced thriller that reveals what could happen in America if a 'perfect storm' hit the eastern side of the country. 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