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Narrated by:
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Will Patton
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By:
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James Lee Burke
In a startling departure, James Lee Burke has written an epic story of love, hate, and survival set against the tumultuous background of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
At the center of the tale are James Lee Burke's own ancestors, Robert Perry, who comes from a slave-owning family of wealth and privilege, and Willie Burke, born of Irish immigrants, a poor boy who is as irreverent as he is brave and decent. Despite personal and political conflicts, both men join the Confederate Army, determined not to back down in their commitment to their moral beliefs, to their friends, and to the abolitionist woman with whom both are infatuated.
Willie's friend Flower Jamison, a beautiful young black slave, is owned by - and fathered by, although he will not admit it - Ira Jamison. Owner of Angola Plantation, Ira Jamison returns after the war and transforms his plantation into a penal colony which houses prisoners he rents out as laborers to replace the emancipated slaves.
Against all local law and customs, Willie teaches Flower how to read and write. She receives the help and protection of Abigail Dowling, the Massachusetts abolitionist who has attracted both Willie and Robert Perry's attention. These love affairs are fraught with danger and compromised by the great and grim events of the Civil War and its aftermath.
With unforgettable battle scenes at Shiloh and in the Shenandoah Valley, White Doves at Morning is an epic masterpiece of historical fiction.
©2002 James Lee Burke, All Rights Reserved (P)2002 Simon & Schuster Inc., All Rights Reserved, AUDIOWORKS Is an Imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...











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Critic reviews
"This moving morality play shows a different dimension of this gifted writer." (Publishers Weekly)
"An epic filmed in tight focus, taking us from secession to Reconstruction at an intensely personal level." (Booklist)
"I know of no better or more consistent team in audio publishing than Burke and Patton." (Albany Times Union)
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If you could sum up White Doves at Morning in three words, what would they be?
Similar to the storyline of Cold Mountain. Well written and narrated.Who was your favorite character and why?
The female heroine (I forgot her name already) because of her courage in the midst of hatred and bigotry.If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
A story of courage amid persecution. and bigotry.Very good civil war story. Is it a true story?
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Classic Burke
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Worth the time and worth the cost.
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Good story
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Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
It's a kind of story line that keeps you listening but overall it leaves you with a feeling of being unfulfilled. I thought the book would be more focused on the war but instead was more focused on a life of a slave girl.It was okay
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Good Civil War Story
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Disappointed
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