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The focal point of the saga is a budding [[Heterosexual Life Partners|bromance]] between Orry Main of South Carolina and George Hazard of Pennsylvania. The two become best friends while attending [[Military Academy|West Point]], but later find themselves and their families on opposite sides of the war. The slave-owning Mains are [[Deep South|rural gentleman planters]] while the big-city Hazards are heavy in industry, their differences reflecting the social divisions that eventually led to the Civil War.
The books were adapted into a TV [[Miniseries]] starring [[Patrick Swayze]] and James Read. Clocking in at 1212 minutes, the series aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] between 1985-94. In addition to being a [[Star-Making Role]] for Swayze, a number of then-unknown actors ([[Ghost Dog|Forest Whitaker]] and [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Jonathan Frakes]], to name a few) also saw their careers get a boost.
Not to be confused with the Elizabeth Gaskell novel and miniseries [[North and South (Gaskell novel)|of the same name]]
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