John Jakes 
Savannah Christmas 
A Gift for Mr Lincoln

Georgia 1864: General Sherman”s army marches inexorably from Atlanta to the sea. In its path: the charming old city of Savannah, where the Lester ladies – attractive widow Sara and her feisty twelve-year-old daughter Hattie – struggle to save the family rice plantation. When Sherman offers the conquered city to President Lincoln as ”a Christmas gift, ” Hattie and the feared general find themselves on a collision course that will astonish both of them.