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On Secret Service
On Secret Service
Author: John Jakes
Jakes, the author of over 60 books, including the eight-part KENT FAMILY CHRONICLES, THE NORTH AND SOUTH Trilogy and innumerable short stories of the American West, returns to the Civil War in the engrossing ON SECRET SERVICE. The story of a war within a war on various levels the North v. the South, the Union's Pinkerton Detective Agency v. the...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780736649315
ISBN-10: 073664931X
Publication Date: 9/7/2000
Edition: Unabridged
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3.5 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Books on Tape
Book Type: Audio Cassette
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover
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tish avatar reviewed On Secret Service on + 384 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
this author is one of my favorites and i usually just read them review sight unseen. i enjoyed this book very much but it is not his best. it is very interesting about how the secret service starts and there is a love story included. worth a read
Tata avatar reviewed On Secret Service on + 135 more book reviews
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A Fascinating account of how the Secret Service began and a powerful new perspective on a war the world can't forget, The Civil War. This is story of two couples, divided by war and allegiance, who discover that love does not take sides. A great book!!
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I really enjoyed this book. It takes you right into the events leading up President Lincoln's assassination. I got sucked into the events and found myself hoping that the book's protagonist would be able to thwart the assassination, though I knew it couldn't happen.
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"the story of two couples divided by the war."
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Truly enjoyed this book. Very suspenseful
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This book is about The Secret Service during the Civil War. John Jakes at his best.
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a story of 2 couples taking place in the civil war, divided by war and allegiance, who discover love does'nt take sides. Overshadowing them all is a mans outspoken hatred of abraham lincoln and a date with destiny that will shock a nation
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I really enjoy John jakes novels. He intertwines history with fiction and keeps you
involved with the story at the same time you're learning history.
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12 cassettes. Unabridged. Read by Michael Kramer. Approx. 19 hours running time.


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