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He and his wife, Rachel, live on the west coast of Florida..
Jakes has received several awards for his work and is a member of the Authors Guild and the PEN American Center.
Jakes\'s commitment to historical accuracy and evocative storytelling earned him the title of "the godfather of historical novelists" from the Los Angeles Times and led to a streak of sixteen consecutive New York Times bestsellers.
His work includes the highly acclaimed Kent Family Chronicles series and the North and South Trilogy. 1932), the author of more than a dozen novels, is regarded as one of today\'s most distinguished writers of historical fiction.
About the Author: John Jakes (b.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of John Jakes including rare images from the author\'s personal collection. "The best historical novelist of our time" (Patricia Cornwell) once again spins a sweeping tale of power and passion, as he did so masterfully in the Crown Family Saga, the Kent Family Chronicles, and the North and South trilogy.
Along the way he\'ll encounter grand passion, ruthless enemies, and larger-than-life titans like Leland Stanford, Theodore Roosevelt, and William Randolph Hearst, who helped shape a country\'s destiny.
Now, some thirty years after its peak, Gold fever still entices adventurous Easterners like James Macklin Chance, a poor Pennsylvanian who is drawn to California by the dream of lasting wealth--a dream so powerful he\'ll stop at nothing to see it through.
At the height of California\'s Gold Rush, men left everything behind for the chance at striking it rich. sweeping epic" of one man driven by Gold fever, by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of North and South (Richmond Times-Dispatch). . .
A "riveting
