A sweeping Civil War saga of two families, the Hazards and Mains, divided by war and loyalty, blending personal conflict with historical turmoil.
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A sweeping Civil War saga of two families, the Hazards and Mains, divided by war and loyalty, blending personal conflict with historical turmoil.
Two families are united—and torn apart—by the Civil War in these three dramatic novels by the #1 New York Times–bestselling master of the historical epic. 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. In the years leading up to the Civil War, one enduring friendship embodies the tensions of a nation.
will contain mild spoilers
Multiple romantic relationships and marriages drive family storylines.
Frequent Civil War battle scenes with injuries and battlefield deaths.
Mild period-appropriate language used sparingly.
Social drinking appears regularly in domestic and military settings.
No LGBTQ+ characters or themes present.
Christian faith and church practices recur as period elements.
No fantasy magic or witchcraft depicted.
No occult, demonic, or ritual magic content.
Sectionalism, slavery, and Civil War politics are central themes.
Brief references to despair amid wartime trauma.
Slavery, battlefield casualties, and family hardships depicted.
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