North and South, the first book in Jakes's celebrated Civil War trilogy, was published in 1982, Love and War in 1984, and the concluding volume, Heaven and Hell in 1987. The series, depicting American history through the lives of a fictional family, became the publishing industry phenomenon of America's Bicentennial decade. In March of 1973, Jakes began work on The Bastard, first of the eight volumes of The Kent Family Chronicles.
"That check changed the whole direction of my life," says Jakes.
He decided to trade the stage for the typewriter when, at age 18, he sold his first story for $25. Jakes began writing professionally during his freshman year at Northwestern University, where he was studying acting. His novel, Charleston, led him to the turbulent years of the Revolution and the Civil War, and became his sixteenth consecutive New York Times bestseller. He is the creator of the legendary eight-volume of the Kent Family Chronicles, the Main and Hazard families of The North and South Trilogy, and the Crowns of Chicago, German-Americans whose stories interweave the history of the twentieth century in Homeland and its sequel, American Dreams. VJ Books Presents Author John Jakes! John Jakes is the acknowledged contemporary master of the family saga. You are here: Home > Our Authors > Jakes, John
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