Authors: John Jakes
ISBN-13: 9780451200822, ISBN-10: 0451200829
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Date Published: June 2000
Edition: Reprint
Part Two Of Two Parts
The Hazards and the Mains -- the first fatal shot fired at Fort Sumter divided them irrevocably with loyalties more powerful than family ties. The young would clash on the bloody battlefields of Bull Run and Fredericksburg, while in intrigue-ridden Washington and Richmond strong-willed men and beautiful women would defend their principles with their lives...or satisfy illicit cravings with schemes that could destroy friends and enemies alike.
This surging drama is the second part of the trilogy that includes NORTH AND SOUTH and HEAVEN AND HELL.
"Craftsmanship nears artistry....A coherent and penetrating vision of the seamy underside of war." (Richmond Times-Dispatch)