Having the sons of the two families on different sides of the conflict become friends was a stroke of genius. In North and South, John Jakes’ Main Family of South Carolina and Hazard Family of Pennsylvania helped to bring the events leading up to the Civil War and during to life. His prose is flawless and the reader feels as though the fictional character actually participated in a major historical event and spoke with the likes of Benjamin Franklin (like Phillip Kent in The Bastard). I’m a huge admirer of author John Jakes heralded as ‘the grandfather of historical fiction.’ Jakes is a master at successfully interweaving real life historical events and persons with the characters he creates. Anyone who knows me and have read my articles knows North and South is my favorite movie of all time. I anticipated the continuation of the saga of the Mains and Hazards. When I heard in 1993 that Heaven & Hell: North and South Book 3 was coming to ABC, I was thrilled. As this is the twenty-fifth anniversary, I thought I’d offer my opinion. Viewers of Heaven & Hell: North and South Book 3 have often labeled it as the worst of the three miniseries stating a major factor of it deviating from the story established in the other two. Videos Courtesy of creditman25 and vitormanuellino
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