Book jacket discolored Dell Book, 1983 book club edition, 408 pages The saga of an American family divided by revolution continues in this stunning sequel to The Fires of July. As Drew Manning and his passionate young wife, Gwynne Templeton, enjoy a happy new life together, political matters in the Colonies threaten to explode in revolution and tear their families apart. The cry for liberty rings throughout South Carolina, and Drew openly supports the Patriots, while his aristocratic parents, and even his brother, remain staunchly loyal to the Crown. But soon the very foundations of his life will be shaken by more than revolution-Joanna Templeton Townshend, Gwynne's sister and Drew's spurned fiancée, stands ready to betray her own blood for the sake of ven-geance. Together with her British soldier hus-band, she masterminds a slave uprising on the Manning estate, killing many faithful slaves and several family members, and ultimately gaining a victory for the British king. But Drew and Gwynne will live through this bloody insurgency to continue America's fight for freedom, and Drew, torn between ties of blood and the rousing challenge of war, will come face to face with his own father and brother across a battlefield….