The true story behind the Somersett verdict, America’s first emancipation of the slaves has escaped telling. Told with all the power and drama of a novel “Although the Heavens Fell: America’s First...view moreThe true story behind the Somersett verdict, America’s first emancipation of the slaves has escaped telling. Told with all the power and drama of a novel “Although the Heavens Fell: America’s First Continuing Criminal Enterprise” is an extraordinary account of pulse-pounding human drama defined by a man’s criminal enslavement, political intrigue and raw human achievement.view less