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A Novel of the Civil War Previously published as In The Lion's Den
Ballantine
April 2011
On Sale: March 29, 2011
Featuring: Charles Francis Adams; President Lincoln
336 pages
ISBN: 0345524551
EAN: 9780345524553
Paperback (reprint)
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1861: The war that’s been brewing for a decade has exploded,
pitting North against South. Fearing that England will
support the Confederate cause, President Lincoln sends
Charles Francis Adams, son of John Quincy Adams, to London.
But when Charles arrives, accompanied by his son Henry, he
discovers that the English are already building warships for
the South. As Charles embarks on a high-stakes game of
espionage and diplomacy, Henry reconnects with his college
friend Baxter Sams, a Southerner who has fallen in love with
Englishwoman Julia Birch. Julia’s family reviles Americans,
leaving Baxter torn between his love for Julia, his
friendship with Henry, and his obligations to his own
family, who entreat him to run medical supplies across the
blockade to help the Confederacy. As tensions mount,
irrevocable choices are made—igniting a moment when history
could have changed forever.
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