"De strijd tusschen Noord en Zuid" by Jules Verne is a novel published in 1887. It follows James Burbank, an antislavery northerner living in Florida, and his bitter enemy Texar, a pro-slavery southerner seeking revenge. When Texar leads a mob that destroys Burbank's plantation and kidnaps his daughter, a desperate search begins. The mystery deepens when evidence suggests two different Texars may exist, forcing Burbank to unravel the truth while racing to save his family. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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