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Kent Family Chronicles by John Jakes

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Name: John Jakes
Birth Date: March 31, 1932
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: Writer

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Biography of John (William) Jakes
6023 words, approx. 20.1 pages
John Jakes, variously called the "godfather of the historical novel," "the people's author," and "America's history teacher," is the acknowledged contemporary master of the family saga. Best known as the creator of the Kent Family Chronicles (1974-1980),...
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Biography of John Jakes
1939 words, approx. 6.5 pages
John Jakes was a prolific but obscure writer for some twenty years, until his "American Bicentennial" series of historical novels captured the public's imagination and made him famous. Jakes had published his first work while he was still a high school s...


News and Journals
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American Journalism Review
FAMILY FEUD.(San Francisco Chronicle)
11/01/1999: 5,660 words, approx. 19 pages
Sale of the San Francisco Chronicle to the Hearst Corp. is discussed, with a focus on the feud within the de Young family that led up to the sale. The newspaper's history is also detailed. A bitter rift among the owners of the...
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Denver Rocky Mountain News
Holy Family Persists, Ties Kent
09/30/2004: 507 words, approx. 2 pages
John Rosa, Special to the News Denver Rocky Mountain News 09-30-2004 HOLY FAMILY PERSISTS, TIES KENT The Holy Family soccer team is midway through its schedule, and first-year Tigers coach Keith Tiemeyer still is trying to learn about his team. One thing he...
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AP-Travel Online
Mystery Festival: Kentucky in June
11/22/2006: 334 words, approx. 1 pages
In the mood for a good mystery? How about 12 of them? Organizers for the first International Mystery Writers' Festival will showcase 12 works June 12-17 in Owensboro. Some of the genre's key players, Ira Levin, Sue Grafton and Angela...
 


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