This historical ghost story describes the defeat of Hungarian nobles by the Ottoman Turks in the 16th century. It then turns to the re-conquest, expulsion of the Turks, and repopulation of the area by two "enlightened" Habsburg emperors, Joseph II and Leopold II. The Habsburgs accepted a mix of immigrants, including Germans, French, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, Croatian, Serb, Romanian, and Jewish settlers in an "Eastern Land Rush." The final part of the story deals with the murder in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, of the heir to the Habsburg crown, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which precipitated World...