Both the nation and the families’ long-standing bond hover on the brink of destruction. As the Mains’ South smolders in the ruins of defeat, the Hazards’ North pushes blindly for relentless industrial progress. The last days of the Civil War bring no peace for the Main and Hazard families. In Heaven and Hell, the battle between the Mains and Hazards-and Confederate and Union armies-comes to a brilliant end.

With his impeccable research and unfailing devotion to the historical record, John Jakes offers his most enthralling and enduring tale yet. From opposite sides of the conflict, they face heartache and triumph on the frontlines as they fight for the future of the nation and their loved ones. With the Confederate and Union armies furiously fighting, the once-steadfast bond between the Main and Hazard families continues to be tested. In Love and War, the Main and Hazard families clash on and off the Civil War’s battlefields as they grapple with the violent realities of a divided nation. In John Jakes’s unmatched style, North and South launches a trilogy that captures the fierce passions of a country at the precipice of disaster. As the first rounds are fired at Fort Sumter, Orry and George find themselves on different sides of the coming struggle. Together they fight in the Mexican-American War, but their closeness is tested as their regional politics diverge. 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. In the years leading up to the Civil War, one enduring friendship embodies the tensions of a nation. In North and South, the first volume of John Jakes’s acclaimed and sweeping saga, a friendship is threatened by the divisions of the Civil War. North and South is a presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “For Carl with every good wish John Jakes 2-11-82.” Each are near fine to fine condition in near fine dust jackets. Each volume is signed or inscribed by the author.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982-87.įirst editions of each novel in the author’s acclaimed North and South Trilogy.

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