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The Kent Family Chronicles (also known as The American Bicentennial Series) is a series of eight novels by John Jakes written for Lyle Engel of Book Creations, Inc., to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the United States. [1]
John William Jakes (March 31, 1932 – March 11, 2023) was an American writer, best known for historical and speculative fiction. His American Civil War trilogy, North and South, has sold millions of copies worldwide. He was also the author of The Kent Family Chronicles. Jakes used the pen name Jay Scotland among others.
Engel's most successful series was The Kent Family Chronicles, authored by John Jakes. [11] Engel formed the idea of The Kent Family Chronicles to coincide with the United States Bicentennial. It is estimated that author John Jakes earned nearly $1 million in royalties from his projects with Engel. [12] Other series produced by Engel include:
Arkansas: Jim Walton, $63.6 billion. The youngest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton is the chairman of his family’s Arvest Bank and the richest member of the group of heirs that Forbes says own ...
He was best known for his historical fiction, especially the “Kent Family Chronicles” and the “North and South Trilogy.” New York Times best selling author and former Hilton Head resident ...
The first member of the Forbes family to live in the United States was Rev. John Forbes (1740–1783). He was a clergyman who arrived in the colonies in 1763. The Reverend 's first post on the North American continent was in British East Florida , where he became the first Anglican clergyman licensed to officiate during the British period of ...
A total of 45 families made the list, each worth at least $10 billion. Together, they're worth a combined $1.3 trillion, the outlet reports. Cincinnati's Farmer family , the founders of Cintas ...
The family's accumulated wealth has been divided among many descendants, only one of which (Benjamin de Rothschild) was officially recognized as a billionaire. Determining the family's exact wealth has been deemed implausible; [59] conspiracy theories claiming the family is worth trillions of dollars have not been proven. [60] [61]