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North and South (North and South Trilogy, Bk 1)
North and South - North and South Trilogy, Bk 1 Author:John Jakes North & South is the compelling panoramic novel of two wealthy families during the twenty turbulent years that culminate in the shattering Civil War. Carolina plantation owners defending an aristocratic way of life and the Hazards of Pennsylvania industrialists, caught up in the exciting world of invention and commerce. When their sons at We... more »st Point become fast friends their lives are joined. So opens a swift narrative, laced with adventure and dramatically illuminated with the many hues of the human spectrum--joy and tragedy, love and lust, wisdom and folly, ambition and greed, courage and cowardice. And over it all falls the grim shadow of slavery. North & South is a handsomely conceived mirror of the times. Among the rich locales are the US Military Academy on the Hudson, the lush Carolina coast, the harsh Texas frontier, the smoky Lehigh River foundries, the hilly plains of Mexico City, the lavish homes of Newport and NY city, Washington, Charleston, New Orleans, Philadelphia and a town called Harpers Ferry. Historical characters mentioned are Robert E Lee, James Buchanan, John Brown, Stephan Douglas, Abner Doubleday, John Calhoun, Winifred Scott, Zachary Taylor. Critical political events are artfully woven into the story. An American saga with great attention to detail.« less