This is the first installment in a sweeping family saga that will convey you through the drama and sorrow of the American Civil War. Follow the members of one Pittsburgh family as they embark on a journey through America's most consequential and searing experience. From the halls of Congress, to the bloody fields of battle, from the windswept decks of gunboats to the solitude of Lincoln's telegraph office, The Heavens Falling will transport you into the middle of this harrowing American experience, while plumbing the deepest depths of its meaning for the world of today.
Rejoin the Dawson family as they continue their incredible journey through the most devastating and meaningful moments in American history. As the cauldron of war bubbles and spreads across an entire continent, the cast of characters in this sweeping Civil War epic builds and grows. From the bloody fields of Antietam and Chancellorsville to the muddy bayous of Mississippi, and from the quiet hallways of global power in London to the floor of Congress in Washington, experience a story of heartbreak, tragedy and of hope for a better world.
Be swept away on this saga as the vast armies of blue and gray are drawn inexorably to the climax of their lives in the peaceful fields and hills near a little town named Gettysburg.