Author: John Jakes
From a #1 New York Times bestselling author! A family of adventurers braves the American Revolution and early frontier life in this breathtaking fictional saga by “the best historical novelist of our time” (Patricia Cornwell).
The New York Times bestselling trilogy that has sold millions of copies and inspired a hit television miniseries! This epic Civil War saga weaves together the lives of two families, the Mains and the Hazards, and “throbs to the beat of history” (Cleveland Plain Dealer).
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 … 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…
From a #1 New York Times bestselling author hailed as “the best historical novelist of our time” (Patricia Cornwell): Follow the illegitimate son of a British nobleman as he travels to America in search of riches — and finds himself on an unexpected journey. With over 9,100 five-star Goodreads ratings!