The illegitimate son of the Duke of Kentland, Phillipe Charboneau has been denied his birthright by his father's family. So he flees to London where he learns the printing trade...but his journey truly begins when he falls under the influence of a man named Benjamin Franklin and travels to America. Changing his name to Philip Kent, he finds work at a printing house, and discovers the radical writings of Sam Adams. He has a new identity and a new passion. And soon he will become a soldier, fighting alongside the colonists in a turbulent adventure that would be called the Revolutionary War...
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John Jakes, the American best-selling author best known for his historical novels such as ‘The Bastard’ and ‘North and South’ has passed away at the age of 90. https://t.co/4bMIWKInJg
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John Jakes, the bestselling author of historical novels whose books ‘The Bastard’ and ‘North And South’ were adapted into highly rated TV movies and miniseries in the 1970s and ’80s, died Saturday at a hospice facility in Sarasota, Florida. He was 90 https://t.co/0E4qCbxKml
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John Jakes was one of the authors who made me love historical fiction. I remember using my allowance money to buy the Kent Family Chronicles, starting with The Bastard when I was 11. And the North & South trilogy! RIP Mr. Jakes. https://t.co/lfKpvd7yiy