North and South
“…And now it begins”
The story of the enduring friendship between Orry Main of South Carolina and George Hazard of Pennsylvania, who become best friends while attending the United States Military Academy at West Point but later find themselves and their families on opposite sides of the American Civil War.
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North and South - 4k - (miniseries) Book One EP1 Opening credits - 1985 - ABC
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Two friends, one northern and one southern, struggle to maintain their friendship as events build towards the American Civil War.
1.Summer 1842 - Summer 1844
7.503-11-198593m1842: Orry Main leaves the cotton plantation near Charleston that he's heir to on his way to West Point for two years of officer's training. On the way, he meets and falls in love...
2.Autumn 1844 - Spring 1848
7.505-11-198593mGeorge distracts Orry, whose brooding about Madeline wrecks his West Point performance. Bent bluffs his way out of a court-martial but its president eventually bullies him out of W...
3.Spring 1848 - Summer 1854
4.206-11-198593mGeorge and Orry's friendship is severely tested when one of the Mains' slaves escapes. Orry still travels to Pennsylvania for George and Constance's wedding, but when he hears a sp...
4.Summer 1854 - Autumn 1856
7.507-11-198594mWhen the Hazards visit Mont Royal, Billy loses interest in Ashton when he sees her with another man, turning his interests to Brett. Virgilia meets James Hontoon's coachman Grady a...
5.Spring 1857 - November 1860
7.509-11-198593mWith Madeline locked in her room and nearly starving to death, Justin convinces the doctor to prescribes a daily dose of laudanum despite its addictive qualities. Madeline is soon...
6.November 6, 1860 - April 12, 1861
8.010-11-198594mLincoln is elected President, and George pays a surprise visit to Orry to apologize for what his fanatical sister said on their last visit and they resolve their differences, with...
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