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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.… (altro)
Here's what I wrote after reading in 1984: "Eighth and last of the Kent Family Cronicles. America on the edge of the 20th century; three young, bright Kents eager to enter it." ( )
End of the series, thank goodness. I'm not a fan. Too many unlikeable characters, and in this one, I think he tried way too hard to fit in every single thing that happened in the time period, having the Kents meet every single important person. Still, it's a nice look at history, so I'll give it 3 stars. ( )
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But as you already know your rights and privileges so well, I am going to ask you to excuse me if I say a few words to you about your duties. Much has been given to us...and we must takeheed to use aright the gifts entrusted to our care. It is not what we have that will make us a great nation; it is the way in which we use it. I do not undervalue for a moment our material prosperity; like all Americans, I like big things; big prairies, big forests and mountains, big wheat fields, railroads...big factories, steamboats, and everything else. But we must keep steadfastly in mind that no people were ever yet benefited by riches of their prosperity corrupted their virtue Theodore Roosevelt, addressing the first Independence Day celebration in Dickinson, Dakota Territory, July 4, 1886.
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Forty, Gideon Kent thougth. Before the year's over, I'll be that old.
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But as the firsttears came to her eyes, she saw that he was smiling.
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.