This story was an absolute blast to write. As with all my works in regards to history, there is a good bit of fiction and some truth all mixed together.
The first thing I want to convey is that the ending of the story does not necessarily represent what I believe about the United States of America.
Considering the USA to be the most powerful nation was a projection of what the founding fathers imagined it could be. That sentiment is channeled through my characters at the end as they too imagine what the founding fathers may have been thinking.
As to the story itself, no one really knows what happened to the Ark of the Covenant. The Bible documents a great many details about this relic from the time of its creation until the period when it was moved into Solomon’s Temple.