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Die Erben Kains: Fackeln im Sturm 1

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Der erste Teil der Trilogie handelt von der Entstehungsgeschichte einer außergewöhnlichen Freundschaft.

Erzählt wird die Geschichte der Famlie Main, Plantagenbesitzer und Sklavenhalter, und des Industriellenclans der Hazard aus dem Norden. Die Wege der beiden Familien kreuzen sich 1842 in der Offiziersschule West Point, in der Orry Main und George Hazard ihren Dienst antreten.

Die beiden Männer werden Freunde, miteinander verbunden wie Brüder, und ahnen nicht, dass bald ein mörderischer Krieg sie zu Todfeinden machen wird...Werden die beiden Familien trotz der grundlegenden Unterschiede, die Amerika unaufhaltsam in einen Bürgerkrieg treiben, an ihrer Freundschaft festhalten können?

1089 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 30, 2016

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John Jakes

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John William Jakes, the author of more than a dozen novels, is regarded as one of today’s most distinguished writers of historical fiction. His work includes the highly acclaimed Kent Family Chronicles series and the North and South Trilogy. Jakes’s commitment to historical accuracy and evocative storytelling earned him the title of “the godfather of historical novelists” from the Los Angeles Times and led to a streak of sixteen consecutive New York Times bestsellers. Jakes has received several awards for his work and is a member of the Authors Guild and the PEN American Center. He and his wife, Rachel, live on the west coast of Florida.

Also writes under pseudonyms Jay Scotland, Alan Payne, Rachel Ann Payne, Robert Hart Davis, Darius John Granger, John Lee Gray. Has ghost written as William Ard.

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