post Civil War to the Astors and the Vanderbilts.
Two great families...two tempestuous loves...and the turbulent times that shaped them all.
This is the story of the impact of the Civil War on the minds and hearts of the people of the North. In a fusion of fiction and history, Fleming gives a new view of America's past. He peoples his saga with an unforgettable gallery of men and women, striggling to cope with the passions and grief of a postwar era. From the Fifth Ave. mansions of the Astors and the Vanderbilts to savage quarrels in a divided White House, to the oath-filled chaos of a big-city newsroom, this book, takes us inside one of the most bizarre, least understood eras in American history.
