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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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Charleston
Charleston By: John Jakes
Introduction by: John Jakes / Read by: George Guidall
This edition: Unabridged Audio Download
Publication date: January 4, 2011
John Lakes is one of the preeminent novelists of American historical fiction. Now this beloved storyteller takes listeners to Charleston South Carolina, in a stunning multigenerational saga that tells the story of two...
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The Gods of Newport
The Gods of Newport By: John Jakes
Introduction by: John Jakes / Read by: Edward Herrmann
This edition: Abridged Audio Download
Publication date: November 7, 2006
In the late nineteenth century, Newport, Rhode Island, was a cauldron of money, excess, and unapologetic greed, where reputations were made and lost in a whirlwind of parties and fancied slights. But amid the glamour of yacht...
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Savannah {or} a Gift for Mr. Lincoln
Savannah {or} a Gift for Mr. Lincoln By: John Jakes
Read by: Dylan Baker
This edition: Abridged Audio Download
Publication date: October 1, 2004
The author of sixteen consecutive New York Times bestsellers sets his sights on the jewel of the South-Savannah-and brings it to life in his inimitable style. Georgia, 1864: Sherman's army marches from Atlanta to the sea. In...
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