North And South by John Jakes

Description

Bibliographic Details

• Author: John Jakes
• Title: North And South (North And South Trilogy)
• Publisher: ‎ Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc. (1982)
• Language: ‎ English
• Format: Hardcover w/Deckle Edge – 720 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 0151669988
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0151669981
• Item Weight: ‎ 2.0 pounds
• Dimensions: ‎ 6.25 x 1.6 x 9.25 inches
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher
• Book Condition: Used – Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Missing Dust Jacket
• Cover Condition: Very Good (minor creasing on spine)

Synopsis:

The first volume of John Jakes’s acclaimed and sweeping saga about a friendship threatened by the divisions of the Civil War.

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 Jakes’s unmatched style, North and South launches a trilogy that captures the fierce passions of a country at the precipice of disaster.

About the Author:

John Jakes (b. 1932), the author of more than a dozen novels, is regarded as one of today’s most distinguished writers of historical fiction. His work includes the highly acclaimed Kent Family Chronicles series and the North and South Trilogy.

Jakes’s commitment to historical accuracy and evocative storytelling earned him the title of “the godfather of historical novelists” from the Los Angeles Times and led to a streak of sixteen consecutive New York Times bestsellers. Jakes has received several awards for his work and is a member of the Authors Guild and the PEN American Center.

He and his wife, Rachel, live on the west coast of Florida.