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Yankee Tsunami: The Aftermath, by Andrew R. DiConti, is the final historical novel of the Yankee Tsunami trilogy, which covers the period of a year (1900-1901), an era of innovative development for the US Navy. Gamble Crane, a young sailor born in Berkeley, California, is no longer a quartermaster aboard the USS Boston. Nonetheless, much to his surprise, his destiny is redirected by a series of startling events. Unknown forces intervene as he is assigned to the Navy Construction Corps, which is involved in the development of America’s first operational submarine at the state of the art Union Iron Works Shipyard in San Francisco, California. His marriage to Emily Chan, a girl of Chinese ancestry, who was born in Monterey, California, is a further complication. Marriage between races in America is frowned upon to such a degree that miscegenation laws are being enacted in many states in the country. In San Francisco, although mixed marriages are legal, they are prevented by de facto means, since a license to marry is refused a couple not of the same race. A series of events such as the black plague quarantine of Chinatown where Emily is employed, the dangerous disclosure of Crane’s taboo marriage, the Navy’s spectacular first war games involving a submarine, as well as other surprising events intensify the frenetic lives of Gamble Crane and Emily. The conflicts and tension of having to live as husband and wife in the shadows take a serious toll on their relationship. Crane, who astonishingly plays a vital role in the development of the submarine, is obliged to use deception to conceal his taboo marriage and yet perform his critical duties under highly scrutinized conditions. Can a couple shielded only by their love survive the scorn of a society and its laws? Will the Yankee Tsunami, which has relentlessly altered the lives of millions in the entire Pacific Rim, ultimately expose Emily and Gamble Crane, destroying both their careers and marriage?