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North and South #1/2 of 1

Północ i Południe

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Part One Of Two Parts Part history, part novel, this book chronicles two great American dynasties over three generations. Though brought together in a friendship that neither jealousy nor violence could shatter, the Hazards and the Mains are torn apart by the storm of events that has divided the nation. "Superb! You will gain a firsthand knowledge of life at West Point in the early 1800s...a peek at the Texas frontier, a vacation in a posh cottage at Newport...experience the savagery of war in Mexico, suffer the suspense of both the Charleston Battery and beleaguered Fort Sumter before the mortar fire that launched a war. It has been a long time since I enjoyed a book so much." (The Asheville Citizen-Times)

420 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

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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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June 26, 2021
Ta książka zmęczyła mnie do tego stopnia, że raczej nie sięgnę po kolejne tomy. Bardzo długo nie mogłam się w nią wciągnąć, a potem też jakoś nie bardzo byłam zainteresowana kontynuacją. Wiadomo, że wszystko zmierza do wojny i wiadomo, że wszędzie będzie trudno. Z taką myślą mnie ta książka zostawia i nie lubię tego. Natomiast na plus jest to, że dzięki tej lekturze lepiej zrozumiałam nastroje przed wybuchem wojny secesyjnej. Czy polecam? No może, ale niekoniecznie.
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47 reviews
October 2, 2025
Mamka má dobré knížky v knihovničce.🤭

Měl pocit, že mu vrhla silné světlo do hlubiny nitra, kde ukrýval myšlenky a pocity, za něž se styděl. Zlobilo ho, to poznala. Ale jako obvykle, nikdy se na ni nedokázal dlouho zlobit. Najednou ho napadlo napadlo - možná láska v té nejčistší a nejpravější podobě znamenala, že jeden partner viděl do duše toho druhého a nikdy se nepolekal toho, co tam spatřil.

George tančil výborně. To se mu to tančí, pomyslel si Orry a vzal si další sklenku; má k tomu všechny čtyří končetiny. Jak si přál, aby nebyl mrzák.
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Co se stalo Orrymu 💔
to se nemělo stát.✋️🥲 Prosím ať Madeline přestane řešit, že je nevěra špatná i když je vlastně nevěrná, ale vlastně ne úplně. Prosím ať je. ✋️😭

Druhý díl o Charlesovi a Billym. Déjà vu?
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