Author: | John Jakes | ISBN: | 9781101659618 |
Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group | Publication: | September 6, 2005 |
Imprint: | Berkley | Language: | English |
Author: | John Jakes |
ISBN: | 9781101659618 |
Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
Publication: | September 6, 2005 |
Imprint: | Berkley |
Language: | English |
Georgia 1864: Sherman's army marches inexorably from Atlanta to the sea. In its path: the charming old city of Savannah, where the Lester ladies-attractive widow Sara and her feisty twelve-year-old daughter Hattie-struggle to save the family rice plantation. When Sherman offers the conquered city to President Lincoln as "a Christmas gift," Hattie and the feared general find themselves on a collision course that will astonish both of them.
Georgia 1864: Sherman's army marches inexorably from Atlanta to the sea. In its path: the charming old city of Savannah, where the Lester ladies-attractive widow Sara and her feisty twelve-year-old daughter Hattie-struggle to save the family rice plantation. When Sherman offers the conquered city to President Lincoln as "a Christmas gift," Hattie and the feared general find themselves on a collision course that will astonish both of them.