Kent Family

This is the story of Philip Kent. The illegitimate son of a British nobleman who was denied his heritage, he embraces the ideals of the fledgling nation of America-and takes up arms against his father's homeland.

Post-Civil War prosperity has transformed the nation as well and the Kents.

Abraham Kent leaves Boston to find his destiny on America's frontier in this historical saga by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of North and South. Continuing the saga of the Kent family, John Jakes—"the godfather of historical novelists" (Los Angeles Times)—turns his masterful eye to the settlement of the untamed American West. Abraham Kent, the son of Philip Kent and Anne Ware, fought valiantly on the frontier, only to return home...

A family builds an empire amid murder, betrayal, and the Civil War, in this saga by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of North and South. With the Civil War reaching its gory climax, the divided Kent family is pushed to the edge of complete destruction. With the advent of the transcontinental Union Pacific Railroad, the Kents continue to fight for their foothold among America's wealthy founding families. While their private, insular war rages,...