John Jakes
Paperback | Pages: 781 pages Rating: 4.04 | 10296 Users | 219 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Heaven and Hell |
| ISBN: | 0451200837 (ISBN13: 9780451200839) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | North and South #3 |
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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.Specify Epithetical Books Heaven and Hell (North and South #3)
| Title | : | Heaven and Hell (North and South #3) |
| Author | : | John Jakes |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 781 pages |
| Published | : | June 1st 2000 by Signet (first published 1987) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Military History. Civil War |
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Ratings: 4.04 From 10296 Users | 219 ReviewsWrite Up Epithetical Books Heaven and Hell (North and South #3)
The mini series.Description: 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. 13 - Heaven and Hell - (summer 1865 - autumn 1865)14 - Heaven and Hell - (autumn 1865 - spring 1866)15 - Heaven and Hell - (spring 1866 - summer 1866)This novel was the last of the North South Trilogy. It covers the period from the end of the Civil War through the end of reconstruction. The stories of the two families is brought to a close and the personal issues resolved. One facinating story within the novel was the formation of the 10th Calvary. The three novels taken as a whole are a masterpiece. Well worth reading.
Pros: Onto the last installment! The excitement, action, drama and romance continue. While cheesy at first, it starts to pick up speed with the deaths of several key characters and the return of some villians we assumed dead. The end of the war sparks an interesting phenomenon: the birth of the Ku Klux Klan and the rise of segregated public systems. The confusion of people who realize they are biracial is a serious issue in this book.Cons: I really don't like the cop-out of killing off a main
An undertaking of great scope that reflects the effects that the Civil War had on the growing nation as families were torn apart in a struggle that will forever leave its mark on our nation. The question of whether or not such great destruction and bloodshed had lasting value seems answered in the affirmative, but the torturous aftermath of the great battles leaves a pall over the entire affair. It remains in my mind to return again to the cleansing nobility and simplicity of Lincolns words at
North and SouthThis trilogy of the North and South books are very interesting reading, it can give the reader an insite into what went on between the north and south back during the civil war years. I wonder if tho vs had been handled differently would our live as we know it be different had there had bee no civil war, and things had been settled peacefully. Just wondering. I enjoy history about our flu try so I go th wikipedia quite frequently to study differs t periods of our wonderful
This final book in the North and South trilogy was hard for me to finish. It started off well enough, but then became the story of Charles and the Indian Wars, with the remaining characters only occasionally making appearances or being heard from. There are some Mains and Hazards that seem to have been forgotten for many chapters at a time while we are introduced to countless new characters; then we get a journal entry from Madeline or a short chapter with George or Virgilia or Ashton. Billy and
This trilogy is a large pill to swallow--usually when you make such commitment to characters, you feel quite involved when it's all over, but i have to admit I felt relieved. I had to stay emotionally disconnected because Jakes was dispassionate about killing off characters--no one was exempt, and so on one level you had to just say, "Really? Really???" and keep reading. I skimmed several tragic pages in this one, but a couple of times things just come out of nowhere in one or two sentences.
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