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Show N.C. Allen very quickly captures the reader with skillfully crafted characters woven into a plot that reaches all aspects of the monumental drama of the American Civil War... President Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, General Beauregard, General Lee, all take their place as the story moves. These, and other intriguing characters are caught up in the gathering storm that hangs dark over a struggling, young America, threatening to forever rob the world of its last great hope for light and liberty. Ron Carter, author oTrelude to Glory best-selli- N.C. Allen skillfully weaves a rich and historically based tapestry of several exciting tales of a family divided, north and south, by abolitionism and slaveholding. Allen brings to life the major figures and events of 1860 and 1 86 1 , as well as American culture and society in Abraham Lincolns Union and Jefferson Davis Confederacy. Its a very exciting fast-movi- way to experience U.S. history. Richard Cracrofi, BYU Magazine Faith of Our Fathers, Vol. I: A House Divided of of and the by N. C. Allen delicate fabric the Civil War, a young nation threatens to tear apart as volatile issues divide its people. James and Jeffrey Birmingham, brothers, now find themselves and their families on opposing sides of a great and terrible conflict. James is a wealthy Bostonian with a son who is a passionate and outspoken abolitionist, and a daughter who must hide her identity as the writer of controversial newspaper articles. Jeffrey, who lives on a South Carolina plantation, has a son who joins the Mormon Church, then leaves home after a failed attempt It is the eve to free his familys slaves. Jeffreys cowardly younger son ruthlessly preys on the weak; and his young daughter despises her familys beliefs finding more kinship with the slaves than with her own flesh and blood. Caught in the middle are the slaves, who, along with immigrant families, are desperate to find their place in a country that is rapidly drawing its battle lines. From the busding streets of Boston to the lush plantation fields of the South, from the drudgery of camp life to the terrors of the battlefield, millions of lives are about to be irrevocably changed . . . A House Divided, volume one of the epic series Faith of Our Fathers, is one of the most ambitious novels in LDS publishing history. Chronicled in this remarkable book are the lives of compelling characters in the midst of astounding events set forth and guided by the merciful hand of our Heavenly Father. Hardcover 8 Cassettes 9 CDs $29r $295- - Shop $13.77 $17.97 $17.97 SKU SKU 318952 318969 SKU318976 NOW-onli-ne at www.seagullbook.com 3 |