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Paperback Books by John Jakes
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| The Gods of Newport |
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| by John Jakes |
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| In the late nineteenth century, Newport, Rhode Island-with its giant marble mansions, lavish dinner parties, and vicious social climbing- is a summer playground of the very rich. Into this rarefied world comes infamous railroad mogul and... Read More |
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| Publication Date: October 2007 |
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| The Spider Chronicles |
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| by John Jakes |
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| Moonstone is proud to present 20 new short stories of searing white hot prose starring pulpdom's most violent and ruthless crime fighter ever: The Spider! Here you will find relentless, hard-fisted action that remains true in tone to his... Read More |
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| Publication Date: April 2007 |
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| Savannah: Or a Gift For Mr. Lincoln |
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| by John Jakes |
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| As Sherman's army marches from Atlanta to the sea in 1864, the city of Savannah lies directly in its path, threatening the livelihood of widow Sara Lester and her twelve-year-old daughter Hattie, who struggle to save the family plantation.... Read More |
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| Publication Date: September 2005 |
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| The Americans (Kent Family Chronicles) |
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| by John Jakes |
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| At the turn of the century, failing health makes Gideon Kent fear for the future of his family dynasty, for his daughter Eleanor, an actress, and his sons, Carter, a con man, and Will, who was scarred by his mother's breakdown. Reprint. |
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| Publication Date: May 2005 |
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| Publication Date: March 2005 |
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| Publication Date: January 2005 |
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| The Titans (The Kent Family Chronicles) |
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| by John Jakes |
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| Former minister-turned-reporter Jephtha Kent, the son of a mountain man and a Shoshoni Indian who lost his congregation, fortune, and family, finds himself and his sons on opposite sides of the Civil War when they take up the Confederate... Read More |
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| Publication Date: November 2004 |
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| The Furies (The Kent Family Chronicles) |
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| by John Jakes |
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| Newly widowed, Amanda Kent, a brave young woman raised by the Teton Sioux, after witnessing the horrors of war at the Alamo, is indentured to a Mexican officer and longs to return home to Boston and restore her family's legacy. Reprint. |
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| Publication Date: September 2004 |
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| The Funeral of Tanner Moody |
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| by John Jakes |
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| Featuring contributions from such legendary Western writers as John Jakes, Elmer Kelton, and Robert J. Randisi, this collection takes readers to the funeral of notorious lawman, outlaw, and gunslinger Tanner Moody where enemies and friends... Read More |
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| Publication Date: July 2004 |
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| The Seekers (The Kent Family Chronicles) |
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| by John Jakes |
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| Returning to Boston, Abraham Kent, who had helped pacify the Indian threat on the frontier, finds himself unable to follow the path chosen for him by his controlling father and sets out on a perilous journey to the West, along with his new... Read More |
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| Publication Date: June 2004 |
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| The Rebels (Kent Family Chronicles) |
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| by John Jakes |
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| A sweeping historical epic chronicles the tender first years of the American Republic through the eyes of Philip Kent, the illegitimate son of a British aristocrat who joins the ragtag Continental Army as a soldier during the American... Read More |
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| Publication Date: April 2004 |
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| Publication Date: January 2004 |
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| Charleston |
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| by John Jakes |
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| Follows the experiences of the aristocratic Bell family from the American Revolution, through turbulent antebellum years, to the Civil War, during which they harbor dark secrets and jealously guard their privilege and power. Reprint. |
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| Publication Date: July 2003 |
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| The Bold Frontier |
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| by John Jakes |
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| Updated with three new stories, a collection of Old West short stories features the tale of a sheriff facing a hardened killer, a resourceful woman who saves a rebel from a bitter life, and a ruthless gunman who meets his match in a... Read More |
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| Publication Date: September 2001 |
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| California Gold |
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| by John Jakes |
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| James Macklin Chase was a poor Pennsylvanian who dreamed of making it rich in California. But at the turn of the century, the money to be made was in oil, citrus, water rights, and the railroads. Mack would have it all, if he had his way. And... Read More |
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| Publication Date: August 2001 |
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| On Secret Service |
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| by John Jakes |
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| Set in Civil War America, this novel follows the fortunes of a cast of young characters as the war makes an inevitable impact on their lives. Abolitionist Lon Price is a detective with the new firm known as Pinkerton's. Margaret Miller is a... Read More |
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| Publication Date: April 2001 |
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| Publication Date: June 2000 |
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| Love and War (North and South Trilogy) |
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| by John Jakes |
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| The Hazard family of Pennsylvania and the Main family of South Carolina experience five years of sacrifice, corruption, courage, brutality, friendship and passion during the Civil War. Reprint. |
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| Publication Date: June 2000 |
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| Publication Date: June 2000 |
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| American Dreams |
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| by John Jakes |
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| The long-awaited sequel to the New York Times best-seller, Homeland, continues the historical saga of the Crown family, German immigrants who settle in Chicago, as they participate in the events of the early twentieth century. Reprint. NYT. |
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| Publication Date: July 1999 |
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| Homeland |
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| by John Jakes |
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| Jakes brings to life an epic saga of the American immigrant experience in this story of a family dynasty in turmoil at the dawn of a new century. Readers follow the Crowns as they claim their new homeland through the chaos of Chicago's... Read More |
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| Publication Date: July 1999 |
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| The Bastard |
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| by John Jakes |
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| This is the story of Philip Kent. The illegitimate son of a British nobleman who was denied his heritage, he embraces the ideals of the fledgling nation of America-and takes up arms against his father's homeland. |
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| Publication Date: June 1996 |
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| The Americans |
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| by John Jakes |
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| At the turn of the century, failing health makes Gideon Kent fear for the future of his family dynasty, for his daughter Eleanor, an actress, and his sons, Carter, a con man, and Will, who was scarred by his mother's breakdown. Reissue. |
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| Publication Date: January 1993 |
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| The Seekers |
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| by John Jakes |
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| The end of the colonies' fight for independence ushers in a fresh and even more glorious struggle to build the new nation. It is an epoch ripe with the energy of a country in its springtime. Two young heirs to a family dynasty turn their eyes... Read More |
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| Publication Date: May 1992 |
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| Civil War Ghosts (Civil War Series) |
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| by John Jakes |
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| A Union Lieutenant keeps his promise to return to his sweetheart in Brooklyn and waltz to The Blue Danube, even in death. In rural Virginia, a group of privileged pranksters suffer for dismissing the legend of the ghost who guards a... Read More |
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| Publication Date: May 1991 |
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| The Lawless |
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| by John Jakes |
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| The Kent Family Chronicles continue as Jeremiah Kent becomes an infamous shootist in the Wild West-bringing him closer to a destiny that will end in bloodshed. |
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| Publication Date: November 1990 |
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| The Furies (Walter Neurath Memorial Lectures) |
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| by John Jakes |
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| Newly widowed, Amanda Kent, a brave young woman raised by the Teton Sioux, after witnessing the horrors of war at the Alamo, is indentured to a Mexican officer and longs to return home to Boston and restore her family's legacy. Reprint. |
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| Publication Date: November 1989 |
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| The Titans |
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| by John Jakes |
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| The Kent Family Chronicles continue as abolitionist Jeptha Kent and his sons find themselves on opposite sides of the Civil War. |
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| Publication Date: January 1989 |
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