In The Coils: Or The Coming Conflict (1882) - Paperbackby Edwin Brown Graham (Author) In The Coils: Or The Coming Conflict is a novel written by Edwin Brown Graham in 1882. The story is set in the United States and revolves around the conflict between the North and the South after the Civil War. The main character, Ralph Royal, is a young man from the North who travels to the South to start a new life. However, he soon finds himself embroiled in a political conspiracy that threatens to tear the country