House Divided
by Ben Ames Williams
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First published in 1947, this bestselling historical novel is cherished and remembered as one of the finest retellings of the Civil War saga?America's own War and Peace. In the first hard pinch of the Civil War, five siblings of an established Confederate Virginia family learn that their father is the grandfather of Abraham Lincoln. The family's story, and the story of their descendants, is presented in this tale that includes both soldiers and civilians?complete with their boasting, show more ambition, and arrogance, but also their patience, valor, and shrewdness. The grandnephew of General show lessTags
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Good condition. Dust jacket is mostly present in pieces. The cloth cover is somewhat discolored by age. Pages are clean; binding is weakening.
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Publisher's Weekly Bestsellers - Part II - 1940 - 1979
355 works; 5 members
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52+ Works 810 Members
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- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Historical Fiction
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- 813.52 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1900-1945
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- PZ3 .W67 — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction in English
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- 5
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