#1 North and South

North and South

John Jakes
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Part history, part novel, this book chronicles two great American dynasties over three generations. Though brought together in a friendship that neither jealousy nor violence could shatter, the Hazards and the Mains are torn apart by the storm of events that has divided the nation.
Genres: Historical FictionFictionCivil WarHistoricalWarClassicsRomanceAudiobookAmerican Civil WarAdult
812 Pages

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