New York: Avon, (1999.). First edition - Author's highly praised first book introducing Welshman Abel Jones and set in Washington D.C. during the early days of the Civil War. - "It was a dark time, that first autumn of the war. We had no victories and few heroes. The country was impatient with Mr. Lincoln. It seemed we could not bear another blow." Letter from publisher and a special introduction from the author bound in (on blue paper.) 334 pp. Winner of the Herodotus Award as the Best First US Historical Novel.