Charleston is a 2002 family saga novel by John Jakes.
[1] It tells the story of the Bell family, founded by Sydney Greech, who retitled his last name and spawned the clan.
The bulk of the book is set in the lead-up to the American Civil War, with a brotherly rivalrous love triangle taking center stage.
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