Jaffe, Eric

Describes how the lives of philosopher-patriot Okawa Shumei and U.S. Army psychiatrist Major Daniel Jaffe converged at the Tokyo war crimes trials of 1946. Civilian Okawa was charged with crimes against humanity, and Jaffe was assigned to determine Okawa's ability to stand trial, and thus his fate.

Traces the history of the Boston Post Road, which connected New York City and Boston and evolved into the nation's first major highway system, and describes the road's importance to the political, economic, and social development of the United States.