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A young boy living in the Florida backwoods is forced to decide the fare of a fawn he has loving raised as a pet.

Cousins Amanda, Sophie, and Fanny Broadmoor are as close as sisters, but when their grandfather dies, the terms of his will just might destroy their bond. Seventeen-year-old Fanny has never put much stock in the conventions of society. In fact, she has given her heart to Michael, the family boat-keeper. But when she receives a surprising inheritance, she discovers just how oppressive society can be . . . and that she may be trusting the wrong people....

For two sisters growing up surrounded by the Civil War, there is conflict both outside and inside their house.

The last days of the Civil War bring no peace for the Main and Hazard families. As the Mains South smolders in the ruins of defeat, the Hazards North pushes blindly for relentless industrial progress. Both the nation and the families long-standing bond hover on the brink of destruction. In the series epic conclusion, Jakes expertly blends personal conflict with historical events, crafting a haunting page-turner about...

In post-Civil War Texas, ex-slave Britt Johnson, returning from a trip, discovers his family members murdered and kidnapped as a result of an Indian raid, and sets out to rescue his loved ones and seek revenge.

Mercy Lynch is just a frustrated nurse who wants to see her father before he dies. But she'll have to survive both Union intrigue and Confederate opposition if she wants to make it off the Union-operated, Tacoma-bound "Dreadnought" alive.

A secret band of anarchists plans to make the July 4, 1876 Centennial a bloodbath by detonating a bomb of terrifying power.

Born with a withered leg and hand, Pascal, who is about twelve years old, joins other former slaves in a search for a farm and the freedom that it promises.

In parallel stories, a Ukrainian Jewish family prepares to emigrate to the United States in the late 1800s, and Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi designs, raises funds for, and builds the Statue of Liberty in honor of the U.S. centennial.