Jun 01, 2000 | 816 Pages
“A panoramic, populous…lusty trek through the pages of American history.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“A marvelous book…should become one of the great novels of American history.”—Nashville Banner
“At the very heart of every Jakes saga is a story that throbs to the beat of history.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer
“Jakes at his best…Keep[s] the reader turning the pages.”—Boston Herald America
“Jakes has few peers…he winds a spell…that won’t be broken until the last page of the last volume is turned.”—Detroit Free Press
