John Jakes
3) The seekers
Author
Series
Kent family chronicles (John Jakes) volume 3
Publisher
Signet
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
4) Homeland
Author
Series
Crown family saga volume 1
Publisher
Open Road
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
The Crowns of Chicago are fictional immigrants from Berlin whose lives are woven here with the lives of such as Eugene Debs, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Edison, Clara Barton, Jane Addams, Black Jack Pershing, and Buffalo Bill.
5) Love and war
Author
Series
North and South trilogy volume 2
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
2011, ©1984
Language
English
Description
Recounts the adventures of two unforgettable families--the Hazards of Pennsylvania and the Mains of South Carolina--in a land ripped apart by the Civil War.
6) The bastard
Author
Series
Kent family chronicles (John Jakes) volume 1
Publisher
Signet
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
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.
8) The warriors
Author
Series
Kent family chronicles (John Jakes) volume 6
Publisher
Signet
Pub. Date
[2005], ©1977
Language
English
Description
As the Civil War draws to an end Jeremiah Kent turns Western outlaw after being thrust into a web of lust and murder. Meanwhile, Gideon Kent moves up North and tangles with second cousin Louis Kent, a corrupt railroad official, and Michael Boyle, adopted son of Jeremiah's father, sets down roots in Wyoming.
10) The titans
Author
Series
Kent family chronicles (John Jakes) volume 5
Publisher
Signet
Pub. Date
2004, ©1976
Language
English
Description
The Kent family saga continues through the hell of the Civil War, from New York to Washington, as the heros of the time touch the Kents and change them forever.
12) The rebels
Author
Series
Kent family chronicles (John Jakes) volume 2
Publisher
Signet
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
A historical epic chronicles the 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 Revolution.
13) The furies
Author
Series
Kent family chronicles (John Jakes) volume 4
Publisher
Signet
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
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.
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
1994
Language
English
Description
Twenty-three short stories, many written by women and featuring women. In Mariane Willman's The Death(s) of Billy the Kid the event is treated from several points of view. In Loren D. Estleman's Iron Heart' Story a woman uses ruse to invigorate a senile husband.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Two clans caught on opposite sides when the Civil War erupts in May 1861: the Hazards of Pennsylvania and the Mains of South Carolina. As war is waged on one battlefield after another, lives on the homefront as well as the frontlines drastically change. The hatred, prejudice and greed that tear the fabric of a nation also threaten the very foundation of love and friendship between these two families.