In the years before the Civil War, the Mains and Hazards achieve their triumphs and suffer their tragedies against the panorama of American history. 2 cassettes.

North and South

Literature & Fiction

JAKES, JOHN

Contemporary

HarperCollins, Publishers

The searing conclusion to the North and South Trilogy brings the battle between the Mains and Hazards—and Confederate and Union armies—to a brilliantly satisfying end The last days of the Civil War bring no peace for the Main and Hazard families. As the Mains’ South smolders in the ruins of defeat, the Hazards’ North pushes blindly for relentless industrial progress. Both the nation and the families’ long-standing bond hover on the brink of destruction. In the series’ epic conclusion, Jakes expertly blends personal conflict with historical events, crafting a haunting page-turner about America’s constant change and unyielding hope.

HEAVEN AND HELL.

Harcourt, Brace. Jovanovich

One man’s quest for his destiny leads him to the New World and into the heart of the American Revolution.\nMeet Phillipe Charboneau: the illegitimate son and unrecognized heir of the Duke of Kentland. Upon the Duke’s death, Phillipe is denied his birthright and left to build a life of his own. Seeking all that the New World promises, he leaves London for America, shedding his past and preparing for the future by changing his name to Philip Kent. He arrives at the brink of the American Revolution, which tests his allegiances in ways he never imagined.

Bastard John Jakes

Romance

Historical

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 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 on different sides of the coming struggle. In John Jakes’s unmatched style, North and South launches a trilogy that captures the fierce passions of a country at the precipice of disaster.

North & South

Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, Inc.

The Titans

Genre Fiction

Fontana Press

The Warriors

Award Books Movie-Tie-In Paperback/AN1241-1st Printing-187 pages-1974.

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

New York: Award Books, 1972

The Hazard family of Pennsylvania and the Main family of South Carolina experience five years of sacrifice, corruption, courage, brutality, friendship and passion during the Civil War

Love and War

United States

Harcourt

A compelling, panoramic novel of two wealthy families during twenty turbulent, troubled years that culminate in the shattering Civil War.

Susanna of the Alamo: A True Story

Relates the experiences of the Texas woman who, along with her baby, survived the 1836 massacre at the Alamo.

Children's Books

Harcourt Childrens Books

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North and South

HEAVEN AND HELL.

Bastard John Jakes

North & South

The Titans

The Warriors

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Love and War

North and South

Susanna of the Alamo: A True Story