The Titans (The Kent Family Chronicles #5)

by John Jakes

Overview

The members of the Kent family’s most dynamic generation face internal clashes as the Civil War ignites

In the hellish years of the Civil War, the Kent family faces its greatest trials yet. Louis, the devious son of the late Amanda Kent, is in control of the dynasty—and of its seemingly inevitable collapse. His cousin Jephtha Kent, meanwhile, backs the abolitionist cause, while his sons remain devoted Southerners. As the country fractures around the Kents, John Jakes introduces characters that include some of the most famous Americans of this defining era. Spanning the full breadth of the Civil War—from the brutal frontlines in the South to the political tangle in Washington—The Titans chronicles two struggles for identity: the country’s and the Kents’.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780451213471
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	11/02/2004
Series:	Kent Family Chronicles Series , #5
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	560
Sales rank:	112,157
Product dimensions:	4.20(w) x 6.70(h) x 1.20(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

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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"In the history of U.S. book publishing, there's never been a success story like that of John Jakes."—New York Times Book Review

"The godfather of historical novelists."—San Francisco Chronicle

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"In the history of U.S. book publishing, there's never been a success story like that of John Jakes."—New York Times Book Review

"The godfather of historical novelists."—San Francisco Chronicle

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