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![]() | Jacob's Ladder (1998) A Story of Virginia During the Civil War A novel by Donald McCaig |
Reminiscent of Cold Mountain and Gone with the Wind, a civil war saga of a Virginia plantation family fulfilling its unforgettable destiny. Widely acclaimed, with comparisons to Margaret Mitchell and Shelby Foote, Jacob's Ladder is a rich and poignant novel. It is the story of Duncan Gatewood, seventeen and heir to the Gatewood Plantation in Virginia. Duncan falls in love with Maggie, a mulatto slave, who bears him a son, Jacob. Maggie and Jacob are sold south, and Duncan is packed off by his irate father to the Virginia Military Institute. As a cadet, Duncan guards the gallows of John Brown; as a man he will fight for Robert E. Lee and the South. Another Gatewood slave, Jesse--whose love for Maggie is unrequited--escapes to freedom and enlists in Mr. Lincoln's army; in time he will confront his former masters.
Permeated with a wealth of scrupulously researched historical detail, McCaig conjures up the interlocked lives of masters and slaves so skillfully that he has gained praise from African American historians and the descendants of confederate veterans. Jacob's Ladder, lauded by the Virginia Quarterly as "the best Civil War novel ever written," is an epic tale that resonates with all the bitter glory and deep human shame of America's greatest war.
Permeated with a wealth of scrupulously researched historical detail, McCaig conjures up the interlocked lives of masters and slaves so skillfully that he has gained praise from African American historians and the descendants of confederate veterans. Jacob's Ladder, lauded by the Virginia Quarterly as "the best Civil War novel ever written," is an epic tale that resonates with all the bitter glory and deep human shame of America's greatest war.
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Hardback Editions
June 1999 : Library Binding
| Title: Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War Author(s): Donald McCaig ISBN: 1-4176-1938-4 / 978-1-4176-1938-2 (USA edition) Publisher: San Val Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1998 : Hardback
| Title: Jacob's Ladder: Author(s): Donald McCaig ISBN: 0-393-04629-X / 978-0-393-04629-8 (USA edition) Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
December 2009 : Paperback
| Title: Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War Author(s): Donald McCaig ISBN: 0-393-33710-3 / 978-0-393-33710-5 (USA edition) Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 1999 : Paperback
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June 1999 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia during the War Author(s): Donald McCaig ISBN: 0-14-028265-3 / 978-0-14-028265-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1998 : Paperback
| Title: JACOB'S LADDER Author(s): Donald McCaig Publisher: w.w. norton & co Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Editions
February 2002 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Jacobs Ladder Author(s): Donald McCaig ISBN: 1-57815-262-3 / 9781578152629 (USA edition) Publisher: Media Books Llc Availability: Amazon More details... |
May 1998 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the Civil War Author(s): Donald McCaig ISBN: 1-55927-508-1 / 9781559275088 (USA edition) Publisher: Audio Renaissance Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
December 1999 : Turtleback
| Title: Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War Author(s): Donald McCaig ISBN: 0-606-29642-5 / 978-0-606-29642-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Demco Media Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1998 : Unknown
| Title: Jacob's Ladder Author(s): Donald McCaig Publisher: Macmillan Audio Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
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