The saga tells the story of the enduring friendship between Orry Main of South Carolina (Patrick Swayze) 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 war. [1]

Orry L. Main (born Orry Lee Main; February 29, 1824 – October 12, 1870) was an American Confederate general best known for his service to the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, during which he was appointed the overall military aide to Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Richmond. He came from a wealthy planter ...

Discover the ensemble of North and South, including Patrick Swayze and James Read, who portray Orry Main and George Hazard, lifelong friends who fight on opposite sides of the Civil War.

The saga tells 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 1985 miniseries 'North and South' is a great depiction of the events leading up to the Civil War. 2 young men, Orry Main from South Carolina and George Hazard from Pennsylvania, meet at West Point and quickly become friends.

However, I loved some new characters, in particular Augusta Barclay (Kate McNeil) and Rafe Beaudeen (Lee Horsley). Both head for helping other people, both find love; yet, what is ahead of them is only a nightmare... Someone said that the performances are weak.

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 …

North and South is a trilogy of best-selling novels by John Jakes which take place before, during, and after the American Civil War. The saga tells the story of the enduring friendship between Orry Main of South Carolina and George Hazard of Pennsylvania, who …

Set between 1865 and 1868, the novel follows Orry's cousin Charles Main, a veteran of the Confederate army who fights in the subsequent wars with the Native Americans and must recover from the trauma of his violent life.

Cooper Main, Orry's older brother, becomes a member of the Ku Klux Klan and begins working to undermine his sister-in-law Madeline's efforts to help local blacks. Isabel, George Hazard's greedy sister-in-law, wants to buy Mont Royal and evict the Main family.