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John Jakes is the bestselling author of Charleston, the eight-volume Kent Family Chronicles, The North and South Trilogy, On Secret Service, California Gold, Homeland, and American Dreams. Descended from a soldier of the Virginia Continental Line who fought in the American Revolution, Jakes is one of today's most distinguished authors of historical fiction. He lives in South Carolina and Florida.

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Savannah {or} a Gift for Mr. Lincoln will be released on March 08, 2011 in
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Mar 08, 2011
Charleston will be released on January 04, 2011 in eAudio
Jan 04, 2011
Charleston is now available in eAudio
Jan 04, 2011
The Gods of Newport will be released on January 04, 2011 in eAudio
Jan 04, 2011
The Gods of Newport is now available in eAudio
Jan 04, 2011
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The Gods of Newport
Jan 07, 2010
Jun 27, 2009
Charleston is now available in eAudio
Nov 10, 2008
Savannah {or} a Gift for Mr. Lincoln is now available in eAudio
Nov 10, 2008
The Gods of Newport is now available in eAudio
Nov 10, 2008
Charleston is now available in Compact Disk
Nov 06, 2007
The Gods of Newport will be released on November 07, 2006 in eAudio
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The Gods of Newport is now available in eAudio
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TeleRead, April 18, 2013
...wanting to read that was previously only available in paper. My most recent delighted discovery was the entire John Jakes Kent Family Chronicles. I’ve been waiting for that one as long as I’ve been reading e-books, and that’s almost 15 years now. I...
Wicked Local Raynham, March 28, 2013
...A discussion of Raynham?s Community Read, ?The Gods of Newport? by John Jakes, will be held at the Raynham Public Library on Wednesday, April 3 at 1 p.m. Jakes? book follows the fortunes of Sam Driver, a railroad mogul, and his...
The Quietus, December 13, 2012
...make it appear forbidden? In the Budleigh beach shop Howard obscurities would peak out between Howard rip-offs, like John Jakes’ Brak The Barbarian, and the full extent of his oeuvre became clear. The stories of Brak Mak Morn, Cormac Mac Art, Francis...
FemaleFirst.co.uk, October 1, 2012
...the American Civil War. 6. Who are your favorite reads? My favorite reads are historical novels written by John Jakes, Ann Rinaldi, Jane Austen, Susan Campbell Bartoletti, and newer authorKaki Warner. 7. Which authors have had the most impact on your...
Io9, September 21, 2012
...and what the difference between the two is. The video includes Ellen Datlow, Alan Dean Foster, Barbara Hambly, John Jakes and Patricia C. Wrede. Not to mention you can watch Barbara Hambly read tarot cards! Leave it to the brilliant editor Ellen Datlow...
Star-Telegram, August 24, 2012
...Contains Adult language. 2. Dracula, Baby - Oct. 19 - Nov. 4 Book by Bruce Ronald. Lyrics by John Jakes. Music by Claire Strauch Musical courtesy of Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Ill. When the chorus opens the show singing,...
North Adams Transcript, August 4, 2012
...Kent Chronicles -- In anticipation of the bicentennial back in 1976, author John Jakes launched his eight-novel saga "The Kent Family Chronicles." The first appeared in 1974, the last in 1979. In 1978 and 1979, the first three appeared in television...
Island Packet, December 22, 2012
...turned out to be decoys bought up North. During his 30 years as a resident of Hilton Head, John Jakes created our own version of "Christmas Carol" with musical arrangements by Melvin Marvin of Walterboro. They even wrote a new carol, "God Bless Us Every...
The Quietus, December 13, 2012
...make it appear forbidden? In the Budleigh beach shop Howard obscurities would peak out between Howard rip-offs, like John Jakes’ Brak The Barbarian, and the full extent of his oeuvre became clear. The stories of Brak Mak Morn, Cormac Mac Art, Francis...
CNN, December 11, 2012
...are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.” - John Jakes   For the coming year, I am looking forward to working with a local broadcasting company and an online publication to help empower...
Individual.com, December 10, 2012
...those fond memories have helped to shape Olasile's life, aside the hundreds of Harold Robbins, James Michener, John Jakes, James Clavell and Nick Carter best-seller novels read over countless cherished hours, and now they are about to return in a new...
Zecco, December 10, 2012
...those fond memories have helped to shape Olasile's life, aside the hundreds of Harold Robbins, James Michener, John Jakes, James Clavell and Nick Carter best-seller novels read over countless cherished hours, and now they are about to return in a new...
This Day Online, December 9, 2012
...those fond memories have helped to shape Olasile’s life, aside the hundreds of Harold Robbins, James Michener, John Jakes, James Clavell and Nick Carter best-seller novels read over countless cherished hours, and now they are about to return in a new...
San Angelo Standard-Times, November 29, 2012
...a popular title, but not necessarily an adaptation with which audiences are most familiar. "The difference is that (John Jakes) wrote this based on Dickens' readings of the book in America and Europe," said Eldra Sanford, the play's director. Sanford...