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Jakes, John American Dreams
New York, New York, U.S.A. E P Dutton 1998 0525944370 / 9780525944379 Hard Cover Fine Fine
Near-new condition - NO remainder marks or price clippings - Price inside dustcover: $24.95 - Number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 - 495 pages - NO writing, marks or tears - Tight spine - Bright pages - Just in time for the nation's birthday comes a new book from John Jakes! Praised as America's preeminent writer of historical fiction and "a master of the ancient art of storytelling" (The New York Times Book Review), Jakes continues to deliver one literary home run after another. Who else can make history come so alive? The Kent Family Chronicles, the North and South trilogy, and the New York Times bestseller Homeland are chock-full of fascinating historical detail and colorful personalities. Homeland, a towering tale of a German-American immigrant dynasty, made it clear that Jakes had begun one of his most ambitious and exceptional epics to date. Almost immediately, enthusiastic fans began writing Jakes fan letters asking about the next installment in the Crown Family Chronicles. American Dreams, a sweeping saga of passion, adventure, glory, ambition, and hope, is the much-anticipated follow-up. The Crown family now stands at the threshold of a new millennium, a remarkable age of promise and opportunity. Everything seems possible, yet the distant rumble of war foreshadows turbulence and tragedy. Certainly it is an exciting time to be alive. Jakes was drawn to this period, he says, because, "in little more than ten years, America, and the world, went from idyllic golden summers of peace to the bleak and bloody winter of war — war so apocalyptic, so destructive, it could hardly be imagined by most of those living at the time." Spanning 1906 to 1917, American Dreams charts the triumphs and tragedies of three extraordinarydreamerswho all struggle to make their mark in one of America's burgeoning industries. We meet 26-year-old Fritzi Crown, daughter of successful beer brewer Joe Crown, and a woman of fierce determination and formidable ambition. Fritzi yearns for the excitement of life on the stage, but pursuing an acting career will mean defying her wealthy father and social convention. Through this young starlet's eyes, on her road from starvation to stardom, Jakes incorporates fascinating detail about the early days of the film industry. Readers meet Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Fatty Arbuckle, D. W. Griffith, and Erich von Stroheim, among other real-life notables. Meanwhile, Fritzi's brother, Carl Crown, is searching for a higher purpose in his life after being thrown out of Princeton. His secret dream of flying takes him from Henry Ford's Detroit to the war-torn European skies as a daring aviator. His cousin Paul also finds his fortunes drastically altered by the impending war. An idealistic filmmaker and acclaimed author, Paul sacrifices his own career in the name of truth by screening footage of the atrocities of the German army. Returning to Europe intent on obtaining more war footage, Paul experiences a devastating personal loss in the trenches that is a precursor to the violence to come. With its abundance of period history, historical fact, and highly entertaining prose, American Dreams is sure to please Jakes fans and newcomers alike.
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Jakes, John California Gold
Random House Inc 1989 0394561066 / 9780394561066 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Near-Fine
Near-new condition - Stated First Edition - Price inside dustcover: $19.95 - NO price clippings, remainder mark on top. Tight spine - Bright pages - NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 658 pages. 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 along the way, the men and women he met, the passion he found, the enemies he made, and the great historical figures like William Randolph Hearts, Leland Stanford, and Theodore Roosevelt, he encountered, helped bring glory to the extraordinary century. "Riveting...CALIFORNIA GOLD strikes pay dirt....This sweeping epic is a dynamite tribute to the sheer pluck of one man who scorns all obstacles. He instills vibrancy in all his characterizations."
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Jakes, John Charleston
New York, New York, U.S.A. E P Dutton 2002 0525946500 / 9780525946502 Hard Cover Fine Fine
Near-new condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $26.95. Map endpapers. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, bright pages. - The Bells, an aristocratic southern family, fight to keep dark secrets at bay to preserve their privilege and postion in high society. Spanning the years from the American Revolution to the Civil War, the complex and dynamic lives of this highbrow Charleston family are traced through decades of national tragedy, destruction, and change. Will the Bells remain united even as their beloved Carolina frontier divides?
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Jakes, John On Secret Service
A Signet Book 2001 0451204050 / 9780451204059 Mass Market Paperback Fine
Near-new condition. Appears unread. Tight spine - Bright pages. NO remainder marks or price clippings. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 462 pages. Following the lives of two couples separated by war and conflicting allegiances, the author of the New York Times bestselling North and South trilogy chronicles the Civil War from its onset to Lincoln's assassination.
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Jakes, John Savannah Or A Gift for Mr. Lincoln
New York, New York, U.S.A. E P Dutton 2004 0525948031 / 9780525948032 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine
Near-new condition . NO writing, marks or tears inside book. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $23.95. 288 pages. Tight spine, bright pages. Georgia, 1864: Sherman's army marches inexorably from Atlanta to the sea. In its path:the charming old city of Savannah, where the Lester ladies—attractive widowed Sara and her feisty twelve-year-old daughter Hattie—struggle to save the family rice plantation. When Sherman offers the conquered city to President Lincoln as “a Christmas gift,” Hattie and the feared general find themselves on a collision course that will astonish both of them. In this rousing new tale, “the godfather of the historical novel” (Los Angeles Times) tells a story of battlefield danger, wartime romance, and indomitable courage. The rich cast of characters includes a corrupt judge who positively exudes Dickensian wickedness; a fast-talking, piano-playing reporter from New York; a pair of thwarted young lovers; a raffish Indiana cavalryman; a valiant former slave who practices birdcalls with surprising results; and a whole carpet-bagful of rascals, rebels, and real soldiers who marched with Sherman. Together they bring to life an almost forgotten moment in the Civil War—a season of simmering hostilities, rising hopes, and empty stockings—perhaps the most strife-torn yet heartwarming Christmas in all of American history. Author Biography: John Jakes is the author of sixteen consecutive New York Times bestsellers. His most recent work, Charleston, was his top-selling hardcover novel of the last ten years and appeared on bestseller lists coast to coast.
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Jakes, John Savannah: Or a Gift for Mr. Lincoln
Signet 2005 0451215702 / 9780451215703 Mass Market Paperback Fine
Near-new condition. NO writing, marks or tears - Tight spine - Bright pages. NO remainder marks or price clippings. 321 pages. - Georgia 1864: Sherman's army marches inexorably from Atlanta to the sea. In its path: the charming old city of Savannah, where the Lester ladies-attractive widow Sara and her feisty twelve-year-old daughter Hattie-struggle to save the family rice plantation. When Sherman offers the conquered city to President Lincoln as "a Christmas gift," Hattie and the feared general find themselves on a collision course that will astonish both of them.
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