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The engrossing followup to the bastard finds philip kent standing as a. As james endures a series of highs and lows, john jakes takes readers on a wild ride from 1886 to the early 1900s. His writings mostly include the american historical fiction and family saga. The warriors the kent family chronicles book 6 ebook. Jakes, the author of over 60 books, including the eightpart kent family chronicles, the north and south. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. The americans by jakes, john, 1932publication date 1980. Descended from a soldier of the virginia continental line who fought in the american revolution, jakes is one of todays most distinguished authors of historical fiction.
As with his other books, california gold is both an epic work of historical fiction and an entertaining study of the events and figures of the past. The first novel begins just before the american revolution, with frenchman. John jakes is a noted american writer who was born in 1932 in chicago, illinois. What amazing novels far much better than the tv show which starred patrick swayze rip a great actor, it was a wonderful tv show but the. Read american dreams by john jakes available from rakuten kobo.
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He has received a number of awards and accolades for. John jakes is the bestselling author of charleston, the eightvolume kent family chronicles, the north and south trilogy, california gold, and others. John jakes books list of books by author john jakes. From americas master storyteller and writer of historical fiction comes the epic story of the crown familyfirst introduced in the new york times bestseller. And so the kent family saga comes to an end in the americans. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are george hazard, orry main.
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The concluding volume of the eight volume saga of the kent family as america enters the age of industrialization and the dawning of the 20th century and patriarch gideon kent struggles with family members seemingly losing sight of the family values that have been the core of the family since prerevolutionary war days. Download audiobooks written by john jakes to your device. A nation adrift and the men and women who gave it hope it was the whipend of an era when innocence died and money lust was enthroned. The americans is a historical novel written by john jakes and originally published in 1979, and is the eighth and last book in the kent family chronicles. John jakes 1st edition books for sale in stock ebay. Eight volume set comprising the bastard, the rebels, the seekers, the titans, the furies, the warriors, the lawless, and the americans.
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