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More praise for JACOB’S LADDER. Books by Donald Mccaig.

More praise for JACOB’S LADDER. WINTERS WERE COLDER in those days; they remembered that.

Jacob's Ladder", a novel by Danald McCaig, placed during the American civl war, is a truly wonderful tour de force. Great story about life in Virginia during the Civil War. More battles were fought on this state than any other

Jacob's Ladder", a novel by Danald McCaig, placed during the American civl war, is a truly wonderful tour de force. As a novel, as history, as literary elegance, this book has it all. One can't help but admire an author who barges into an arena already overcrowded. More battles were fought on this state than any other. Characters are well developed and you see a way of life make a drastic change.

This book brought the civil war to life in a way that other books have not. Through the multiple characters, it showed how the war impacted every part of society - from the slave to the wealthiest planter. I would recommend this book to anyone.

A story of the interlocked lives of masters and slaves before and after the Civil War, based on the recollections of. .

A story of the interlocked lives of masters and slaves before and after the Civil War, based on the recollections of Maggie, a light-skinned slave, whose love. We’re dedicated to reader privacy so we never track you. We never accept ads. But we still need to pay for servers and staff.

Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the Civil War, New York, NY, . Donald McCaig, award-winning chronicler of rural life and Civil War, dies at 78. Canaan, New York, NY, WW Norton, 2007. Recorded Books, March 2007. ^ "Donald McCaig". ^ a b "A Visit With Donald McCaig". Retrieved 2 September 2016.

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The settings are real and the events, including the Civil War, are also real. The story, set against these real settings, is more believable because of the setting

The settings are real and the events, including the Civil War, are also real. The story, set against these real settings, is more believable because of the setting. The dual settings are vital considering the method used to present the story.

Winner of the Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction, the John Eston Cook Award, and the Boyd Military Novel Award: One of the best Civil War novels. McCaig’s prose is gorgeous. Duncan Gatewood, seventeen and heir to Gatewood Plantation, falls in love with Maggie, a mulatto slave, who conceives a son, Jacob. Maggie and Jacob are sold south, and Duncan is packed off to the Virginia Military Institute-he will eventually fight for Robert E. Lee. Another Gatewood slave, Jesse-whose love for Maggie is unrequited-escapes to find her.

Jacob's Ladder is a Civil War epic, a love story that pits the indomitable . civilwargirl, November 7, 2009.

Jacob's Ladder is a Civil War epic, a love story that pits the indomitable longing of the human heart against circumstances of racism, slavery, and war. Duncan Gatewood, seventeen and heir to the Gatewood plantation, falls in love with Maggie, a mulatto slave, who conceives a son, Jacob. Maggie and Jacob are sold south, and Duncan is packed off to the Virginia Military Institute.