Volume 1 of the New York Times bestselling North and South Trilogy—the Civil War saga that inspired the classic television miniseries North and South—with over five million copies sold!

From master storyteller John Jakes comes the epic story of two families—the Hazards and the Mains. Separated by vastly different ways of life, joined by the unbreakable bonds of true friendship, and torn asunder by a country on the brink of a bloody conflict that will irrevocably change them all…

“An entertaining…authentic dramatization of American history.” —The New York Times

"A marvelous book . . . should become one of the great novels of American history." — Nashville Banner

"Jakes at his best . . ." —Boston Herald America