He went to war
for the Confederacy.
He came home
wearing Union blue.
Driven by desperation, a young man enlists for a cause he does not believe in. War, imprisonment, and a fateful change of allegiance carry him from the mountains of North Carolina to the Dakota frontier, forcing him to confront the true meaning of loyalty, survival, and home.A Bend in the River is a sweeping Civil War novel about divided loyalties, impossible choices, and one young man’s long journey home.
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A Bend in the River
A historically grounded novel of war, divided loyalties, love, and reinvention, following a young man from western North Carolina into the Civil War and beyond the world he has always known.
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