Love and War -- John Jakes

<p><b>#1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author John Jakes presents part two of the epic North and South Trilogy<b>--the Civil War saga that inspired the classic television miniseries <i>North and South--</i>with over five million copies sold <br></b><br>"Massive, lusty, highly readable...A graphic, fast-paced amalgam of good, evil, love, lust, war, violence, and Americana."--<i>The Washington Post Book World</i> <p/></b>From the first shots at Fort Sumter, the Hazards and the Mains are divided against each other--and themselves. Some will experience the horrors of war on the front lines on some of the bloodiest battlefields of the Civil War. Some will give their lives for their beliefs. But all will be caught in the triumph and tragedy of a conflict that destroyed a country's innocence--and forged a nation.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> John Jakes<br><b>Publisher:</b> Berkley Books<br><b>Published:</b> 06/01/2000<br><b>Pages:</b> 1088<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.35lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 6.70h x 4.20w x 2.30d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780451200822<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>John Jakes</b> is the bestselling author of <i>Charleston</i>, the Kent Family Chronicles, the North and South trilogy, <i>On Secret Service</i>, <i>California Gold</i>, <i>Homeland</i>, and <i>American Dreams</i>. Descended from a soldier of the Virginia Continental Line who fought in the American Revolution, Jakes is one of today's most distinguished authors of historical fiction.</