
John Jakes is best known for his historical fiction. Back around the time of the American Bicentennial, his Kent Family Chronicles were bestsellers. Big, thick books chock full of encounters with famous personages, colorful characters, sex, violence and vivid descriptions of the tastes, smells and textures of America's past, the series comprised eight volumes when all was said and done. The original intent was to chronicle the adventures of the Kent Family, whose progenitor, Phillip Kent...
Published on March 04, 2013 17:42