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Read [John Jakes Book] * Charleston Online * PDF eBook or Kindle ePUB free. Charleston With more than 50 million copies of his books in print, John Jakes is one of the preeminent novelists of American historical fiction. Delving into our country's history as only he can, Jakes paints a powerful portrait of the Charleston aristocracy who zealously guarded their privilege and position, harboring dark family secrets that threatened to destroy them all. Now this beloved storyteller takes readers to Charleston, South Carolina, in a stunning multigenerational saga that tells the story o
| Title | : | Charleston |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.25 (524 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0525946500 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-09 |
| Language | : | English |
Charleston then leaps forward, following the fortunes of Edward's granddaughter, Alex, who adopts Edward's liberal, abolitionist views, and begins a romance with lifelong black friend Henry. But rather than relying on the simple power of history, Jakes distracts from the narrative with clumsy metaphors and exaggerated characters. Though at times a historically illuminating work, Charleston, bestselling author John Jakes's fictional retelling of the title city's early history through the Civil War, remains a largely uninspiring drama. Charleston off
Four Stars I love a good John Jakes book! Charleston was a good read. Enjoyed it.. William J. Tennison said Same basic story as North & South. Outside of the history lesson Jakes hands down, the basic plot and characters closely resemble his North & South Series.I listened to the abridged version on CD. Dylan Baker the reader was excellent. Too bad he was reading such boring material. If I was actually reading this book, I know I would have quit about 100 pages into it.If you like gothic romance, this book may be suited for you.. You can learn A LOT from the genre of historical fiction Corinne H. Smith and John Jakes is one of its master craftsmen. This volume is the multigenerational saga of the fictitious Bell family of Charleston, South Carolina. Its timeline runs from 1720 to 1866 and thus covers a host of tumultuous times in the Low Country community._Charleston_ is divided into three "books." Book One sees Edward Bell fighting on the side of the American Revolution, both before and after Charleston's surrender to the British. Those of us with northern upbringing and education tend to equate the Revolution with Massachusetts in April 1775, not South Carolina in 1781. Either we never learned that Charleston fell to the British i
With more than 50 million copies of his books in print, John Jakes is one of the preeminent novelists of American historical fiction. Delving into our country's history as only he can, Jakes paints a powerful portrait of the Charleston aristocracy who zealously guarded their privilege and position, harboring dark family secrets that threatened to destroy them all. Now this beloved storyteller takes readers to Charleston, South Carolina, in a stunning multigenerational saga that tells the story of two apocalyptic, nation-shaping wars as seen through the eyes of a powerful South Carolina dynasty. Written in three parts, Charleston follows the lives, loves, and shifting fortunes of the Bells, saints and evildoers mingled together in one unforgettable family, from the American Revolution through the turbulent antebellum years to the Civil War and the savage defeat of the Confederacy. Sweeping from the bitterly divided Carolina frontier of the 1770s through the tragic destruction of the city during the Civil War, and peopled by a sprawling cast of memorable characters-patriots and cowards, aristocrats and abolitionists, slaves and freedmen, heroic men and courageous women-Charleston represents America's premier storyteller at his very best.
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