The Kent family faces internal clashes as the Civil War ignitesfrom the #1 New York Timesbestselling author of North and South. In the hellish years of the Civil War, the Kent family faces its greatest trials yet. Louis, the devious son of the late Amanda Kent, is in control of the dynastyand of its seemingly inevitable collapse. His cousin Jephtha Kent, meanwhile, backs the abolitionist cause, while his sons remain devoted Southerners. As the country fractures around the Kents, John Jakes introduces characters that include some of the most famous Americans of this defining era. Spanning the full breadth of the Civil Warfrom the brutal frontlines in the South to the political tangle in WashingtonThe Titans chronicles two struggles for identity: the country's and the Kents'.This ebook features an illustrated biography of John Jakes including rare images from the author's personal collection.