John Jakes Books Kent Family Chronicles. The furies (1976) shows how the kent family lives through the days of the wild west. John jakes is the bestselling author of charleston, the kent family chronicles, the north and south trilogy, on secret service, california gold, homeland, and american dreams.
Historical novels, fantasy, science fiction. See the complete kent family chronicles series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The kent family chronicles (also known as the american bicentennial series) is a series of eight novels by john jakes written to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the declaration of independence of the united states.
1), the rebels, the seekers (kent family chronicles, volume 3), and several more.
John william jakes (born march 31, 1932) is an american writer, best known for american historical fiction. The books follows the kent family, beginning prior to the american revolution. His work includes the highly acclaimed kent family chronicles series and the north and south trilogy. Jakes’s commitment to historical accuracy and evocative storytelling earned him the title of “the godfather of historical novelists” from the los angeles time john william jakes , the author of more than a dozen novels, is regarded as one of today’s most distinguished writers of historical fiction.