Charleston by John Jakes (Retail) torrent

Title: Charleston
Author: John Jakes
Published: July 2002
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN: 978-1-1012-0964-6
Format: Epub (Retail)
Language: English
Genres: Fiction, Historical


Follows the lives, loves, and shifting fortunes of the unforgettable Bell family, from the American Revolution through the turbulent antebellum years to the savage defeat of the Confederacy. Jakes paints a powerful portrait of the Charleston aristocracy who zealously guard their wealth and privilege--while harboring dark family secrets that threaten to destroy them all. Peopled by a sprawling cast of memorable characters-- patriots and cowards, aristocrats and abolitionists, slaves and freedmen, heroic men and courageous women.