Synopsis
A young matriarch, a secret abolitionist, the war's most notorious spy - these are the women of Great Oaks.Set just before and during the Civil War, CANNONS AND ROSES is a romantic chronicle of three generations of McCoy women, owners of the Louisiana plantation, Great Oaks. Jeanette, young, recently widowed, still with a passion for living, is the matriarch.Jeanette's daughter Celeste, strong-willed and a maverick, falls in love with a slave, bears him a child and becomes an abolitionist. Philippa, a McCoy granddaughter, a scandalous flirt, becomes the most notorious spy for the Confederacy.The lives and loves of these three women, irrevocably linked by blood and the stormy Great Oaks heritage, are thrust into the midst of the climactic fury of the War Between the States, from which only one will emerge unscathed.
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Cannons and Roses
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
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Mass market. Condition: Good. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear. Spine creased. Previous owner's name/inscription inside front cover. Book has a slight musty smell from basement storage.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! Seller Inventory # 182601160040
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Cannons and Roses
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Dell Publishing Co., New York, New York, U.S.A., 1979
ISBN 10: 0440010276
ISBN 13: 9780440010272
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Seller: Mirror Image Book, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Printing. A hard to find Dell/Bryans paperback, first printing January 1979. Condition is fine, corners bumped, light edge wear, wrinkles on spine, no creases, looks unread.*.*We have other titles in this genre in stock and give discounts in shipping on additional books sent in the same package, please contact us for more info.**.WRAPPED IN PLASTIC BAG TO PROTECT CONDITION OF BOOK.Summary -The big, romantic saga of the men and women of Great Oaks, their lives torn asunder by the raging passions of a land divided against itself. Seller Inventory # 061506202