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Jan 1, 2000 · John Jakes. 3.82. 1,571 ratings101 reviews. A novel based around the exploits of various spies during the American Civil War. Lon supports the north, works for the War Department and is offered a job in the National Detective Police force. Margaret supports the south and works for her father until her outspokenness lands her in prison.
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On Secret Service. Published by Berkley. Buy from: John Jakes, the acclaimed author of the #1 New York Times bestselling North and South Trilogy, returns to the Civil War era with the story of two couples divided by war and allegiance, who discover that love doesn’t take sides... A Rebel sympathizer’s affection for a former Pinkerton ...
Apr 1, 2001 · On Secret Service. Paperback – April 1, 2001. John Jakes, the acclaimed author of the #1 New York Times bestselling North and South Trilogy, returns to the Civil War with On Secret Service—the story of two couples, divided by war and allegiance, who discover that love doesn’t take sides. A Rebel sympathizer’s affection for a former ...
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From the involvement of the Pinkertons to the creation of the Secret Service to Lincoln's assassination, Jakes focuses on four young people caught up in the chaos of war: a spy, a rebel, an actress, and an officer, their lives swept away in a tumult of love, hatred, political intrigue, violence, and constant danger.
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The story of a war within a war on various levels—the North v. the South, the Union’s Pinkerton Detective Agency v. the Confederacy’s agent provocateurs, youthful idealism v. youthful lust— On Secret Service chronicles the lives and times of four young Americans, from the war’s early tremors in January 1861, through its bloody ...
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Jun 1, 2000 · Audio, Cassette. from $9.99 1 Used from $9.99. A new novel by the "godfather of the historical novel" retraces the early years of the "Secret Service," from the Pinkertons to the assassination of Lincoln, following four main characters--a spy, a rebel, and actress, and an officer. 135,000 first printing. Print length. 416 pages. Language. English.
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Apr 1, 2001 · Praise for On Secret Service “ On Secret Service draws you back into the Civil War and the wrenching days preceding Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. The factual details are simply astonishing: You walk the muddy streets, smell the acrid smoke of battlefields, and experience firsthand the inner workings of a vast conspiracy.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell “The ...
