**The Main and Hazard families clash on and off the Civil Warβs battlefields as they grapple with the violent realities of a divided nation**** ** Americaβs master storyteller continues his reign with _Love and War_ , a story steeped in passion and betrayal. With the Confederate and Union armies
North and South: The North and South Trilogy
β Scribed by Jakes, John
- Publisher
- Open Road
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 745 KB
- Series
- North and South 1
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
The first volume of John Jakesβs acclaimed and sweeping saga about a friendship threatened by the divisions of the Civil War**
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In the years leading up to the Civil War, one enduring friendship embodies the tensions of a nation. Orry Main from South Carolina and George Hazard from Pennsylvania forge a lasting bond while training at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Together they fight in the Mexican-American War, but their closeness is tested as their regional politics diverge. As the first rounds are fired at Fort Sumter, Orry and George find themselves on different sides of the coming struggle. In John Jakesβs unmatched style,North and South launches a trilogy that captures the fierce passions of a country at the precipice of disaster.
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