White Doves at MorningA New York Times BestsellerAcclaimed for his bestselling thriller series, James Lee Burke makes a brilliantly successful departure with this epic story of love, hate, and survival set against the tumultuous background of the Civil War and Reconstruction. At the center of the novel are Burke's own ancestors: Robert Perry, from a slave-owning family of wealth and privilege; and Willie Burke, born of poor Irish immigrants, as irreverent as he is brave and decent. Despite their personal an political conflicts, both men join the Confederate army. Facing ordeal by fire, they're determined not to back down in their commitment to their beliefs, to their friends, and to the abolitionist woman with whom both are infatuated. |
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... inside him said . " What ? " she said . " Nothing . I said nothing , " he replied . He looked out at a carriage ... inside the live oaks , a paddle - wheeler churning on the Teche , its lighted windows softly muted inside the mist . “ And 46.
... inside him said . " What ? " she said . " Nothing . I said nothing , " he replied . He looked out at a carriage ... inside the live oaks , a paddle - wheeler churning on the Teche , its lighted windows softly muted inside the mist . “ And 46.
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... inside the post office . The wind through the open door and windows was lightly rattling the casualty lists against the wall . Her heart beating , she read the names of the soldiers under the captions " Wounded " and " Killed " and saw ...
... inside the post office . The wind through the open door and windows was lightly rattling the casualty lists against the wall . Her heart beating , she read the names of the soldiers under the captions " Wounded " and " Killed " and saw ...
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... inside the trees was so thick with musket and shotgun smoke that the soldiers had to walk out into the road to see if their fusillade had found a mark . She heard a metallic cough down the bayou , like a rusty clot breaking loose inside ...
... inside the trees was so thick with musket and shotgun smoke that the soldiers had to walk out into the road to see if their fusillade had found a mark . She heard a metallic cough down the bayou , like a rusty clot breaking loose inside ...
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