United States of America. 1840s. Against this backdrop, the fascinating story of two families unfolds: the Maines from the South and the Hazards from the North. Love, hate, jealousy, bigotry, patriotism, family drama and personal victories... Orrie Main from South Carolina and George Hazard from Pennsylvania became friends while studying at West Point. But can the friendship of people from so many different parts of the country, the spirit of camaraderie born in common hardships, overcome the mad passions that are already ready to unleash the Civil War? Like Margaret Mitchell's classic novel Gone with the Wind, Jakes's saga of the war between the North and Yugom was a huge success and is still on the list of world bestsellers. In 1985, ABC made a trilogy series, which was a huge success and still remains very popular. The main roles were played by Patrick Swayze (Dirty Dancing, Road House) and James Reed (Legally Blonde, Star Trek: Voyager, Columbo). The series also starred such stars as Kirstie Alley, David Carradine, Gene Kelly, Robert Mitchum, Gene Simmons, Olivia de Haviland, James Stewart and Elizabeth Taylor. For the first time in Russian!