Love and War by John Jakes (1984)

Love and War
by John Jakes
Publisher:  Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers
Copyright:  1984
Book Club Edition

Seldom, if ever, has the intensity and sweep of the Civil War been revealed with such deep emotion and truth as in this towering novel.  Demonstrating once again his consummate skill in weaving fiction with fact, John Jakes recounts the adventures of two unforgettable families -- the Hazards of Pennsylvania and the Mains of South Carolina -- in a land ripped apart by the cataclysm of war.

Far from a time of romantic chivalry and lofty heroism so often and deceptively portrayed, these were in reality the most shattering years in our nation's history.  The characters in this searing epic find their destiny in the reality and totality of conflict -- through the carnage of battle, the shadows of espionage, the glory of friendship, the strategies of command; through heartbreaking loss, terror, lust, courage, and above all, love.

Impeccably researched, Jakes's saga spans the five fiery years between the Union's first disastrous rout and the Confederacy's ultimate surrender.  It ranges from New York to Georgia, from the western deserts to the shipyards at Liverpool.  It takes place in capitals and on battlefields, on land and at sea, in bedrooms, bars, bordellos, hospitals, prisons, ballrooms.  It reflects brilliantly the vivid spectrum of human emotions.

With astonishing creativity and unflagging pace, Love and War is a meaningful, compassionate, haunting experience -- an American epic.

Condition:  Used.  Hardcover.  Dust cover shows discoloration from age and shelf wear.  Pages are tanning from age.  Previous owner's "Library Of" stamp is on the short title page.  Binding is in the beginning stages of splitting, but pages are in tact.

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