John Jakes - Wikipedia. John William Jakes (born March 3. American writer, best known for American historical fiction.


He has used the pen name Jay Scotland. Early life and education[edit]Jakes was born in Chicago, Illinois.[2] He first sold stories to pulp magazines while still in college in the early 1. Jakes studied creative writing at De. Pauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, graduating in 1.
He then earned an M. A. in American literature from The Ohio State University. He and Rachel, to whom had been married for 1. Beat the Clock" on August 2. Although they failed to complete the Bonus Round, Rachel won for them a Sylvania "Jefferson" 2. NWq. Hr. XAm. YWriting career[edit]Thrilling Wonder Stories, edited by Sam Merwin, published two 1. Jakes and two of his stories were published in pulp magazines edited by Howard Browne late in 1.
The Dreaming Trees (Fantastic Adventures, November) and "Your Number is Up!" (Amazing Stories, December). ISFDB catalogs 2. Jakes published dozens of stories and several novels during the twenty years following completion of college, many of them fantasy fiction, science fiction and westerns and other sorts of historical fiction, while working in the advertising industry. In 1. 97. 1, he began to write full- time. During this time, he was a member of the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA), a loose- knit group of heroic fantasy authors founded in the 1. Lin Carter. The eight original members were self- selected by fantasy credentials alone. They sought to promote the popularity and respectability of the "Sword and Sorcery" subgenre (such as Brak the Barbarian stories by Jakes).
Jakes gained widespread popularity with the publication of his Kent Family Chronicles, which became a bestselling American Bicentennial Series of books in the mid to late 1. He has since published several more popular works of historical fiction, most dealing with American history, including the North and South trilogy about the U. S. Civil War, which sold 1. ABC- TV miniseries.
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This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it.(April 2. Personal[edit]Jakes lives in Florida with his wife, Rachel, to whom he has been married since 1. They have four grown children: Andrea, Ellen, J.
Michael, and Victoria. Mainstream novels[edit]The Kent Family Chronicles[edit]The North and South trilogy[edit]The Crown Family Saga[edit]Homeland (1. American Dreams (1. The Texans Ride North (1. A Night For Treason (1. Wear A Fast Gun (1.
The Devil Has Four Faces (1. The Seventh Man (1. I, Barbarian (1. 95.
Jay Scotland)Johnny Havoc (1. Sir Scoundrel (1.
Jay Scotland)Veils of Salome (1. Arena (1. 96. 3) (as Jay Scotland)Making It Big aka Johnny Havoc and the Siren in Red (1. California Gold (1. In The Big Country (1. The Bold Frontier (2.
On Secret Service (2. Charleston (2. 00. Savannah or a Gift for Mr. Lincoln (2. 00. 4)Funeral for Tanner Moody (with Elmer Kelton, Robert Randish) (2. The Gods of Newport (2.
Science fiction and fantasy[edit]Brak the Barbarian[edit]Dark Gate[edit]Master of the Dark Gate (1. Witch of the Dark Gate (1. Dragonard[edit]When The Star Kings Die (1.
The Planet Wizard (1. Tonight We Steal the Stars (1. Planet of the Apes[edit]Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1. Other novels[edit]Secrets Of Stardeep (1. The Hybrid (1. 96. Watch The Burning Dead Online (2017) on this page. The Last Magicians (1.
The Asylum World (1. Mask of Chaos (1. Monte Cristo #9. 9 (1. Watch City Rats Download. Six- Gun Planet (1.
Black in Time (1. Time Gate (1. 97. Mention My Name in Atlantis (1. On Wheels (1. 97. Excalibur (1. 98. Gil Kane. Collections[edit]The Best of John Jakes (1.
Children's books[edit]The Texans Ride North (1. Susanna of the Alamo (1. Nonfiction[edit]Famous Firsts in Sports (1. Great War Correspondents (1. Great Women Reporters (1. Mohawk: The Life Of Joseph Brant (1. Adaptations[edit]The Bastard was adapted as a television mini- series by Universal Pictures Television as the first offering of the highly successful syndicated package, Operation Prime Time (1.
It was followed by The Rebels (1. The Seekers (1. 97. The North and South trilogy was made into three mini- series on ABC in the 1. See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit].