Title: Pitiful
Review: As other reviewers note, this story takes place mostly in the west. Having (unfortunately) read all three books in the trilogy, this one was most disappointing of all. There were long, long passages that were simply too boring to read (particularly Charles' tramping about out west), and I found myself skipping ahead to find parts more interesting (like Ashton's adventures). Jakes' depiction of the Reconstruction Era is downright offensive. He almost completely overlooks the political corruption and scandal of the period in favor of promoting ideals that did not yet exist (and wouldn't for another century). Like all Jakes' novels, this book says more about the author's own agenda than it does about the period he's trying to depict.
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