“Designed to carry heavy armament. Designed for war. A commerce raider. She would roam the earth and do inestimable damage to Yankee shipping.”

— John Jakes

North and South Trilogy (1982-1987), March into Darkness

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American historical novelist and fantasy writer 1932

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