Covers of the North and South trilogy North and South is the general title of a 1980s trilogy of novels by John Jakes, which takes place during American Civil War times. Image File history File links North&southbooks. ...
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A trilogy is a set of three works of art, usually literature or film, that are connected and can be seen as a single work, as well as three individual ones. ...
John Jakes (born on March 31, 1932) is a writer of fiction. ...
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The titles of the books are: They tell the story of a friendship between Orry Main from South Carolina and George Hazard from Pennsylvania, and their families. North and South is a general title of trilogy by John Jakes, which was published during the 1980s and takes place during American Civil War times. ...
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Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area Ranked 33rd - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²) - Width 280 miles (455 km) - Length 160 miles (255 km) - % water 2. ...
TV adaptation - Main article: North and South (TV miniseries)
The books were made into TV movies starring Patrick Swayze and James Read as Orry Main and George Hazard. The first two novels were adapted in 1985 and 1986, while the third part was aired in 1994. North and South was a TV miniseries set before, during, and immediately after the American Civil War. ...
Patrick Wayne Swayze (born August 18, 1952) is an American dancer, actor, singer and songwriter. ...
James Christopher Read (born July 31, 1953 in Buffalo, New York), is an American actor. ...
There were major changes made in the TV adaptation. Most notably the focus was dramatically shifted towards the love story between Orry and Madeline. In the novel the beginning is the fight Orry and George have en route to West Point. In the TV miniseries, the beginning is the meeting of Orry and Madeline before Orry heads for West Point. In the novel he only meets her in his first holidays after two years in West Point, and has not waited two years for a reunion. Alternate meanings: West Point (disambiguation). ...
Cooper Main, Orry's elder brother and an important character from the novels, is absent in the first two miniseries episodes. However, when Patrick Swayze declined to appear in the third mini series, Cooper Main— who was not even mentioned with a single syllable in the two preceding miniseries — mysteriously appears on the scene, confusing many people who didn't know the novels.
In the novels Elkanah Bent is described as fat and even obese and coming from Ohio. In the miniseries however, he mutates into a wiry Georgian.
The Hazard men are described as short and stocky in the novels; nevertheless, the tall and lean actors James Read (George) and Jonathan Frakes were cast for these roles. Orry Main is several times described as being six feet, two inches tall, but Patrick Swayze is considerably shorter than that. In the novel, Orry is described as being taller than George by a head, in the miniseries he is considerably shorter than George. James Christopher Read (born July 31, 1953 in Buffalo, New York), is an American actor. ...
Jonathan Frakes (born August 19, 1952) is an American actor and director best known for his portrayal of Commander William T. Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. ...
Patrick Wayne Swayze (born August 18, 1952) is an American dancer, actor, singer and songwriter. ...
In the book, Orry and George fight in the Mexican War, where Orry loses his arm. In the miniseries, though, he receives an injury to the leg.
Most dramatic, however, is the change made regarding Orry's fate. In the book he dies after being shot in the head by a wounded Union soldier he tries to help; in the miniseries he survives the war to return to Madeline and his plantation in South Carolina. However, this caused a problem when Patrick Swayze refused to play Orry in the third novel. He was, at the beginning of the third miniseries episode, stabbed by Elkanah Bent.
External links - North and South from John Jakes's Web site
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