The Furies
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The Furies

Mass Market Paperback – November 15, 1986

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Price
$6.57
Publisher
Jove
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0515091571
Dimensions
4.26 x 1.17 x 6.84 inches
Weight
8.8 ounces

Description

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.

Features & Highlights

  • The eight-volume epic of the Kent family continues as a new generation struggles to survive within a nation rife with conflict. Amanda Kent was a woman of great courage, but nothing prepared her for the massacre she witnessed at the Alamo. Now she's returned to Boston to rebuild the Kent legacy.

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Somewhat impossible ride worth the trip

Arguably the best of the Kent Family Chronicles, having as its heroine the strong-willed Amanda Kent, whose personality and strength of character reverberate off every page. How she makes it from the Alamo to the California gold rush to the throes of abolitionist New York strains belief, but ultimately the wild ride is worth the trip. Compelling characters help the journey: Bart McGill, Isaiah Hope, Jephtha Kent, Michael Boyle, Luiz Cordoba. And there is the usual liberal sprinkling of historical figures like Santa Ana. Not necessarily a page-turner, but a strong depiction of key events in American history, very indicative of the hardship and conflicts of the time. Better than "The Bastard."
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