"House Divided" by Ben Ames Williams, published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1947. First edition with '1947' imprinted on the bottom of the title page and copyright 1947 by the author.

Hard boards, original publisher's cloth with black and red lettering and decorations on spine and front board [some soiling and shelf wear, bumped corners: see photos]; 5.3/4" x 8.3/4"; front endpaper is a map, the back endpaper is a family tree; ink written gift inscription to Milfred J. Lloyd dated 1947 on the half-title page [half-title page has a vertical fold]; 1514 pages, a few page corner folds, very good condition.

"First published in 1947, this bestselling historical novel is cherished and remembered as one of the finest retellings of the Civil War saga- America's own War and Peace. In the first hard pinch of the Civil War, five siblings of an established Confederate Virginia family learn that their father is the grandfather of Abraham Lincoln. The family's story, and the story of their descendants, is presented in this tale that includes both soldiers and civilians- complete with their boasting, ambition, and arrogance, but also their patience, valor, and shrewdness. The author, the grandnephew of General James Longstreet, brings to life one of the most extraordinary periods in history, and details war as it really is- a disease from which, win or lose, no nation ever completely recovers." [a review]

"Wonderful huge pot-boiler Civil War novel, far superior to Gone With the Wind. While the story is vast in scope, the large and involving cast of characters allowed the author to address many aspects of the American Civil War that most other fiction had ignored." [a private review]

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