The Bastard - Softcover

John Jakes

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0515035084 ISBN 13: 9780515035087

Publisher: Jove, 1974

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Set against the colorful tumult of events that gave rise to our fledgling nation, this novel of romance and adventure introduces Phillipe Charboneau.

The illegitimate son of an English nobleman, Phillipe flees Europe and, as Philip Kent, joins the men who set our course for freedom.

The Bastard is the first volume in the Kent Family Chronicles, a series of novels that details one family's journey in the early years of the American nation.

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Review:

"It's been said before, but it can't be said enough--John Jakes makes history come alive, makes it stir your blood and excite your senses."

John Jakes is the godfather of historical novelists. ("Los Angeles Times") Perhaps no author has made popularized American history more his own province than John Jakes. ("Jacksonville Times-Union") Jakes's bent for historical accuracy is unmatched in commercial fiction. ("San Francisco Chronicle") It's been said before, but it can't be said enough-John Jakes makes history come alive, makes it stir your blood and excite your senses. ("Nelson DeMille")

About the Author:

John Jakes is the bestselling author of Charleston, the Kent Family Chronicles, the North and South trilogy, On Secret Service, California Gold, Homeland, and American Dreams. Descended from a soldier of the Virginia Continental Line who fought in the American Revolution, Jakes is one of today's most distinguished authors of historical fiction.

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